One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward...

Logan's numbers were not as good as yesterday. His oxygen level was back up to the 30s, and at feeding, it had to be at 40. The 4 hours Hank and I spent with him, he desat quite a few times. It was difficult to find that perfect position to hold his head. Actually, I don't know if there's actually a perfect position anymore. It really felt that 2 days ago, we made such good progress but yesterday and today, we went two steps backward.

I was optimistic that Logan could be home for Christmas, now I am not so sure. Maybe I shouldn't "push" him too much and he should take as much time as he needs. By the time he gets home, I think we would be so paranoid that we'll be watching him like a hawk, since there won't be any monitors beeping to alert us.

We're actually rethinking the idea of him sleeping in the bassinet of the playpen. At first we thought we don't really need to buy a crib yet. We were hoping to move and maybe lucky enough to buy a house some time this year. Then when we move, we can get the kids both new beds. But with Logan needed to sleep slightly upright, and with the Angel Care Movement Monitor that a friend so kindly lent us, it might be better to get a crib than a flimsy bassinet.

Hopefully, tomorrow will be a better day.


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We took Aidan to gym class today and he did pretty well. At least with some coercing, he actually participated and not just run around like a monkey. We also went to grandma's Community Holiday party and had some free food. Aidan ate so much I was afraid his stomach would explode. Of course with my mom kept on feeding him, it didn't help. Aidan loves spaghetti with tomato sauce, and let's not forget the ice cream cake. Yummy!

I promised Aidan today that we're going to set up the Christmas tree when I came home (from the hospital). However, we stayed a little longer than expected, so we're unable to decorate the tree. We did assemble the new tree and turned on the lights. I guess I am glad I bought a prelit tree so that even without all the decorations, the tree was still nice to look at. Aidan was really excited when he saw all the lights. Unfortunately, we had to restrict him from touching the tree. Thanks to the warning on the box that the plastic could expose you to lead! Let's see how we could control him from touching the tree for the rest of the holiday season. We had to turn off the lights of the tree early tonight because Aidan was misbehaving. He's been so spoiled these days ever since grandparents are here.