3 Pounds! And trying to breathe on his own.

Amy's back from the hospital. There have been a lot of developments today. This morning they took him of the CPAP: the breathing headgear with the prongs or cup that force air into his nose. They replaced it with the less intrusive, less intensive nasal cannula (pictured). He tried it for about 2 hours and then they realized he wasn't ready; he experienced bradycardia (slowed breathing and heart-rate) about every half hour. So, they put him back on the CPAP. They're going to try the cannula again in little sprints (hours at a time, gradually increasing the time). It is encouraging that he did as well as he did. Tonight he weighed in at a very impressive 3 pounds.