adventures in waterboarding?

little logan all hooked up to the c-pap

Little Logan is still hooked up to the C-PAP to help him breathe. It's an interesting machine; tubes and oxygen and WATER. I'm not sure what role the water plays exactly but I do know it offers both comfort and panic to Logan's mother depending on the event. When his little tub is bubbling like an aquarium, it means that Logan is settled and breathing well. Of course, when he stops bubbling, alarms sound.

the c-pap is connected to the life ship which is

then connected to little logan

The hoses and tubes also collect condensation and water. As long as those tubes and hoses drain away from Logan's little nose, "all is calm" and "all is bright." When those tubes and hoses drain the wrong way-well; alarms sound and the rest of us panic!! Logan is doing the best he can to get the fluid out of his lungs. He does not need to inhale any water!

Lifting Little Logan out of the lifeship is also a bit of an operation. The hoses must be disconnected and reconnected on the "outside." It's important that the hoses and tubes be held in such a way as to drain the water away from Logan's nose.

logan being lifted to mom's chest

note dad holding the tubes low so that

logan does not get any water in his nose

Logan enjoyed a couple of hours on his mom's chest this afternoon. It was a pleasant time for both Mom and Logan.

logan and mom having a snooze this afternoon in the big brown chair;

that's his little head poking out of the blankets

"Kangaroo-Kare" proceeded without incident. Everyone relaxed and settled in for a couple of quiet, relaxing hours. It was post K-K that was most traumatic.

As Logan was being returned to his lifeship the new nurse was recruited to hold the hoses. Bad idea. She generally works in another part of the hospital and was clearly not particularly familiar with how things are done in the NICU. And she really didn't catch on to the "no water in the baby's nose" idea. Diana became aware that something was wrong as Logan began to flail his arms, bug his eyes and gasp for air. Then she saw water pouring into his nose and flooding out the tubes into his eyes and all over his face. Quick thinking saved the day as Diana ripped the C-PAP off Little Logan's face and said quite firmly, "don't drown my baby!!!"

Crisis averted.

C-PAP reattached.

logan tucked in and resting comfortably about 20 minutes later

Of the incident, Grayson reflected, "Logan will be an awesome navy seal! When he gets captured they won't even be able to torture him. He'll be like 'Dude, is that the best you can do? Seriously, I was waterboarded in the NICU. I can take it! Bring it on.' My kid's the toughest little guy around."

navy seals training is nothing compared to

water adventures in the NICU

Breathe on, Little Logan. You are one tough little man!!!