Extubation Day

Lauren and I arrived with tons of nerves today following a night of restless sleep. Liam has begun the test that will let us know if he is ready to be taken off of the ventilator (extubated in medical terms). So far Liam is pulling good volume, so we're hopeful. The nurse was nice enough to tell us that about one third of kids end up back on the ventilator for some time and for a variety of reasons. We are glad to know this up front rather than after the fact when we would always question the validity of the explanation. Then again, this is Liam who, when threatened with a feeding tube before surgery because he wasn't eating enough, started slamming his bottles and amazing everyone with how stubborn he is. Hopefully this fighting spirit comes through again today. Keep your fingers crossed! We'll keep you updated on how things go.