Extubated

When we arrived to see Bridger this morning we were pleasantly surprised- breathing tube is out and he was happily sucking on his binky. He had such a great night that they decided to extubate early. His nurse even gave him a bottle -first she offered Pedialyte which he refused, but then she gave him a bottle of pumped milk and he happily drank it all. He is definitely starting to wake up more and more. The nurse said that he practically climbed out of the crib when she went to change the dressing on his femoral line and 4 people had to hold him down. I'm not surprised. He is a strong, feisty little guy and he loves to roll over and attempt to crawl after his brothers. Funny, considering that Williams kids typically have low muscle tone and delayed motor development.
The plan for today is to hopefully get him off of some of the cardiac drips. He still has about 8 different drips going, an arterial line, 2 chest tubes, a femoral line, internal jugular line, and foley catheter. With him beginning to move around, I'm hoping they are able to pull some of these lines/drains before he decides to pull them out on his own. He looks comfortable but wakes up occasionally and cries. It is nice, though, to hear his cry since the last time he was intubated for 5 days and didn't get his voice back for a couple of days.
We continue to be amazed by his progress.