Saturday, September 2.....noon

Hello,
Our lil' guy is resting comfortably and had another good night. They continue to increase his feeds through his ng tube, giving him lots of calories and nutrition. What goes in must come out, however, and he's doing a good job of making his nurses work a little overtime :-) He got a bath this morning and I was actually able to help out with his bath yesterday. They're thinking of extubating on Monday. All of his "numbers" are looking better each day, showing us that his lungs are doing well......his ventalator is set so that he's doing most of the breathing on his own with minimal help. He was also taken off of more meds today, which is great. It was definitely scary to see all of the machines he was wired up to last week after his surgery....it's great to see him hooked up to just 3 now (one being his feeds). It's been wonderful having Rich back for the weekend.

Thank you for continuing to lift our spirits with your wonderful comments, e-mails, and cards we've received. It's amazing to know how many people care about you - people we haven't even met are so touched by our lil' fighter. He continues to amaze us everyday :-) Please continue to keep us in your prayers as Braden gains his strength for round 3 of extubation.

Love,
Steph