Third time's a charm?

At least that's the expression we're hoping will hold true.

As of 8 pm tonight Max has been taken off of the CPAP and switched back to nasal prongs. He was doing so well on the CPAP with the pressure settings as low as they could go, so hopefully this is the move to nasal prongs that "sticks." Once we got Max changed, clothed, and otherwise cozy, and we left him to rest for the evening he was already down to room oxygen (21%) so he's getting a good start at the very least.

It's always nice to see how calm Max becomes once the large CPAP tubing isn't hanging from his face. We've said it before, but it's such a remarkable difference that it bears repeating. Even when he gets cranky and squirming about, it seems as though he suddenly realizes that he can move his head from side to side and nothing is tugging at his nose and no one is holding his head still. We're quite pleased for him.

We were able to get some pictures of him today and his beautiful chubby cheeks. We realized we hadn't taken any non-face pictures lately, so we also got some of his other developing rolls, and one of the cute little sleepers that mum and dad bought for him.

We've got our fingers crossed that the third time's a charm. We can't help but be proud of him either way.