Today was a great day with the little man. Max was the most alert we've ever seen him. We're not sure if it was due to him not receiving his sedation as regularly, or because he's receiving more caffeine, or just because he's getting older and starting to act more like a newborn - in any case, it's really nice being able to interact with him a little more.
Brienne and Max cuddled today for more than an hour and Max was awake and looking around the whole time - with the exception of the last five to ten minutes when Max's blinks got longer and longer until he just drifted off to sleep. Mum told some stories, sang some songs, and gave Max the scoop on his furry siblings waiting for him at home - of all which seemed to relax the little butterball a great deal. He enjoyed his meal today without his usual post-meal episode, and in fact didn't have an episode at all the entire time we visited with him, and had no real dips to speak of either. Max is definitely getting better at regulating his breathing and is remembering that he still has to do it even when he's upset or has a full belly. If he can keep this up he'll be off of the CPAP in no time. We're very proud of him.
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