Anders was down to slot player tubes for a few hours today. He tired and they had to bring back the cpap. He was also having trouble regulating his breaths and remembering to breath, so chances are, he has been reintubated. I told the nurse not to call us if that happened. I guess we got a bit greedy with all the progress he has made in the last week: breaking the 3 lb barrier, going up to full feedings, nipping his sodium problem in the bud.
One of the positive things about being reintubated at 31 weeks rather than a couple of weeks ago is that he will only have to miss one feeding for the reintubation procedure. After that, he will be back up to full feedings. Like his father, Anders gets cranky when he doesn't eat.
I asked Amy, his nurse, if Anders was particularly cranky for a preemie. She said no. What makes Anders different is his strong willed personality. He raises hell in his isolette if he is not allowed to do things his way. Sounds familiar.
I could be discouraged, but I chose to be encouraged by his rather remarkable progress over the last week. If he didn't still have his breathing to work on, there wouldn't be much point to summering in MN anyway!
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