Another night in the hospital

Hopefully this will be my last post from the hospital. Riley is doing much better but he's still hanging onto the last little bit of oxygen and he can't go home until he maintains his O2 levels without the use of oxygen. He's on 0.1 litre of oxygen, which is basically nothing. They weaned him down throughout the day and hopefully by morning, he'll be on room air. We've seen a few of our old NICU friends and it's nice to "show off" Riley to them but I wish it were under different circumstances.

As of this morning, he has gained 3oz. since he was admitted. The pediatrician was concerned that he would not be able to nurse enough and said that if he didn't gain weight, they may have to give him an IV. He has been nursing like a champ!

Everyone here has been great. Riley has been a ham and the nurses all love him. He's starting to act like himself again. When we got here, he wanted nothing to do with anything except being held by me. Today, he's laughing, smiling, and playing with his toys.

So, it's now after 10pm and I've got to try and get a little bit of sleep before the respiratory therapist comes for his next breathing treatment. Riley still gets them every 3 hours and the ora-pred twice a day.