We knew it was coming. We just weren't sure when it would arrive. But, Hunter has mastered the hard skill of walking in a walker. He is doing really good, and is enjoying his independance.
I am so proud of all his hard work in therapy. But, I'm also proud of the many other accomplishments that I see with Hunter every day. Hunter is eating more and more food. He is showing an interest and we are feeding him what we have for dinner. His diet has expanded further than I could imagine, and he is even eating vegetables. He is not ready to come off the G-tube. Some days are better than others. But, he is coming by leaps and bounds. I will be requesting another swallow study to see how those muscles that were weak from his prematurity are coming along.
Hunter just had two nights and days without oxygen and did great. His pulmonary doctor ordered a sleep study. This consists of hooking him to a pulse oximeter for two nights. The pulse oximeter records every second of his oxygen level and heart rate. After this information is downloaded from the pulse oximter, it is returned to Hunter's Pulmonary doctor. He makes the final decision on whether Hunter is able to come off oxygen. We are crossing our fingers.
