So, today was another of our shorter visits, as Rafael had to work one of his irregular and always annoying evening shifts. We had to visit earlier than usual and leave earlier than usual, which meant that it was sort of an uneventful time to visit Max, as he was just snoozing away and wasn't due for a change, feed, etc, until it was time for us to leave. As a result we seemed to confuse Max a little bit, as he's used to hearing our voices just shortly before it's time to get a clean bum and a full tummy. He first got excited, and then got mad that we had tricked him. He did eventually calm down and fall back asleep. Max makes some pretty adorable faces while he sleeps.
We were informed that the doctors decided to increase the amount of chloral hydrate (sedative) Max is receiving. It seems as though he's built up a bit of a tolerance as it wasn't really keeping him very calm. Now, it's great that Max has so much energy -- unfortunately, push-ups, crunches and face plants don't go very well with the breathing apparatus on his face. The more he moves, the more likely it is that it pops out of his nose, and he does at this point, still need it to breath. So, until he progresses to the low-profile nose prongs, he needs drugs to calm him down. Soon, he'll be allowed to be his feisty self. We're in for a handful when Max gets home, there's no doubt.
He was doing great with his oxygen today, and remained at 23% the whole time we were there, even when he was disturbed for his diaper change as we were leaving. More often than not he was ringing high in his oxygen and the few times he dipped he brought himself right back up. He really seems to be getting the hang of this breathing stuff. We couldn't be more proud.
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