Omi is doing great. He says to tell everyone to have a good holiday. It sounds more like squeaks when he says it, but we know what he means.
He's moving right along. His Nurse Practitioner called me today and said for the first time ever, she has no new orders for him. He doesn't have to work on Christmas.
He has been able to be on nasal cannula for a couple hours a day, which is great. They give him the small plastic tubes for his nose and he takes all his own breaths. It makes it much easier to hold him that way too. We can just walk over and pick him up when he's on it. Pretty cool.
Sometimes he falls asleep hard and forgets to breathe. You have to give him a little pat on his back to get him started again. It sounds weird, but it's actually kind of cute. "Aww look, he's so sleepy he quit breathing. Isn't that cute?"
(Sorry Omi, you just can't scare us anymore)
He is scheduled for eye surgery next week though. Not a huge deal. His ROP has gotten a little worse, so they want to correct it before it gets worse. We're not surprised at all given how long he was on the vent. They do it right at his bed using lasers and don't even have to put him out for it. He will just have to spend a couple days in his bed with really low light.
Afterward though, he will get a big boy crib. No more "kid in the plexiglass box". From there on, barring any unknown things that could jump up, it will pretty much be him learning how to eat on his own, growing and getting ready to come home. The next phase should be nice and boring. We like boring. Boring is good.
Anyway, we hope everyone has a great holiday, and we thank you all again for your kind words and support. It means a lot to us knowing Omi has such a big cheering section.
Santa stopped by the other day to visit the kids at the NICU. Omi told him he wants a hat that fits. We can do that.
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