A better day

Benjamin had a better day today. He slept well last night. Mackenzie went with dad to the hospital and held Benjamin and read him a book, so I think that helped ;) He also had a quiet day today. I went early and held him for most of the day. It was nice just to snuggle quietly with him. The cut back his feeds yesterday after they discovered he'd aspirated so today he was very hungry. So between sleeping, he was cranky a very hunggry. They put him on 5mls continuous and were increasing it by 1ml every 8 hrs. We met with the surgeon again and he decided to increase to 2mls every 8 hours and then if tomorrow goes well they will increase faster. After that we'll just have to work on getting him to eat every 3 hours instead of continuous and get him eating by bottle. They didn't have time to put his central line in today. I'm relieved. They have to put him out for that....they said they will do it monday or tuesday but he could up to full feeds by then and not need it. Thats what I'm hoping. There are risks to doing the central line, so I would be so thankful if he didn't need it. His breathing is much better today. He's still breathing a bit heavy, but not fast like he was yesterday. He is still on a little bit of oxygen, but they are going to start weaning him soon. Anyways, I'm thankful for a good day and am looking forward to a good weekend of progress.