...Still on Oxygen...

So of course that means we are still in hospital.  We have been able to reduce Ethan's oxygen needs down to about 1/2 a litre without much issue.  Yesterday we were as low as 1/4 litre but have since had to bring it up a little.  The doctor said that we are just waiting for him to be fully weaned and he can go home.  He said we just need to be patient and that it sometimes takes a bit. 

I took the below picture on March 10, to show how he is pulling at one of his probes.  I guess that one was really itchy to him as he picked at it for a couple days and kept trying to scratch.  It is no longer a concern for him because the probes came off earlier this week.  Now he just has the marks of where they were on his chest.

This week Ethan has been feeling well enough for us to get him out of bed so he can play on the floor.  He really enjoys his floor time, and it normalizes things for him.  He was even kind enough to hold his hand out of the way so I could get a picture of his face while he played.  ;)  While playing on the floor one day he surprised me with his smarts.  He was using a pop up toy and I asked him "Where's the cat - meow?"  Wouldn't you know it, he goes right to that part and pulls up the cat?!  So smart!  Oh you may notice as well, he's IV free again.

Two nights ago while Clayton was waiting for Ethan to go to sleep he took a picture of him in this max-relaxed pose.  I swear if it weren't for the oxygen prongs attached to his face he might look like he's chilling at home.  I do however note his shall we say poor posture from his scoliosis.