¡Our boy is still doing fantastic!

So, Ryan had a nice & restful night. His breathing has been great - good rate & even with a measly little nasal cannula he's managing to consistently pull 97-100% oxygen saturation. He tires easily, which isn't surprising, so he's spending a lot of the time just sleeping/resting. He's really trying to speak, but it's very difficult for him to because he had that tube in his throat. In another couple of days he'll probably be able to communicate more easily. He's also not very happy or comfortable with the Foley catheter that he has in place, but he's been made aware of what a bad (and painful!) idea it would be to pull on it. They gave him a breathing treatment this morning & he's have nice productive coughs. The doctors came by & said that they're going to do a little switching around with some of his IVs; taking out his subclavian central line (because they're not really using it) & then adding maybe 1 or 2 new IVs in his arms. They're also going to give him a swallow test to see if maybe he can tolerate eating on his own (now he has an NG tube & is receiving a liquid feed). They don't really think that it's very likely that he'll pass the swallow test because he's still a bit groggy, but they're going to give it a go anyway. It's also very likely that he'll be moved from the ICU & into a regular bed within the next couple days. I couldn't be more thrilled! Ryan's been maintainging when asked that he's not in any pain, so they're giving him low doses of Lortab to make sure it stay at bay. They're saying that there's probably still quite a bit of the sedatives & narcotics in his system. That's probably why he's not really having any pain yet so it's possible in the coming days pain management will be more of an issue. He's doing well, he looks amazing, & he's very comfortable - I couldn't be happier!☻