September 17th

Not too much new today. Still weaning Elijah off the ventilator little by little. He was a little bit more awake and playful today. We are just shocked at how well he is behaving considering all the tubes that are in him. I fully expected him to be trying to rip them out constantly, but he doesn't seem to notice them all that much (which I believe is due to all your prayers). He does have his moments when he gets frustrated with the tubes and mostly with his restraints, but he gets over it pretty quickly.

We were a little disappointed that they didn't extubate him today, but at the same time we would rather be safe than sorry. They are totally impressed by how great he is doing, so there isn't much holding them back, they are just taking it really slow and being overly cautious. So they said maybe tomorrow they will extubate him... And with the way things looked today I don't see why they wouldn't. So here's hoping!

Sorry for the short update, but like I said, nothing new really. We are just waiting for the big day when he is set free from all his tubes and restraints! Really hoping it will be tomorrow, we will keep everyone updated! Please keep praying!