The calm AFTER the (mini) storm

This morning, they decided to extubate Jaden again; not to put him back on a CPAP, but because his breathing just wasn't quite right. Upon pulling the tube out, they discovered a lot of blood collecting at the end of the tube, narrowing it even further.  When they finally got the tube back in he was having quite a hard time breathing. His blood pressure dropped constantly throughout the day as well. They increased his ventilator settings so that it is doing most of the work for him, allowing him to finally relax calmly in his bed. A duct in his heart is still not closed. They're giving another dose of indocin to try to close it again. If this doesn't work this time, then surgery will likely be the next step. I am, by no means, prepared for that step. I just cannot imagine them cutting open my tiny, baby boy. But I will continue to pray about it and trust in God. He'll have another Echo on Monday to see if the medication has worked...so fingers crossed!   Zachary met his little brother for the first time today (insert momma tears here). I was fortunate to get a great picture of the three of them and a separate picture of Zach holding onto Jaden. At the end of this stressful day, this was a great calming moment.