This morning I called the nurse and she said that Brayden was doing ok, he was still on about the same amount of oxygen and the air in his chest was still there. It was some what good news that he had not gotten worse but a little disheartening that he had not gotten any better. Later the doctor called and said pretty much the same thing but she was optimistic about his xray saying that she thought it looked better. After hearing that news we decided not to go into the hospital till later.
45 minutes later the doctor called back and told me that our extremely feisty child had decided to pull the tube out of his chest. She also told us that she had decided to pull him off the CPAP and place him in a Oxygen hood. An Oxygen hood is pretty much what it sounds like, it is a plastic bubble that lays over his head and has Oxygen pumped into it. She said his xray showed he still had a small amount of air in his chest and the bottom part of his left lung was still collapsed but he seemed to be so much more comfortable she didn't want to mess with him. She is hoping that leaving him off the CPAP will help his lungs heal. Our hope is that he won't have to go back on the CPAP at all. Here is a pic of Brayden and his bubble.
The doctor came and spoke with us while we were visiting and gave us some really good news. She was able to switch with another doctor and will remain Brayden's primary doctor during the rest of his stay in the NICU. Miranda almost started crying she was so happy and told the doctor she would hug here but she was afraid she would get her all germy. Here is a pic of Brayden and his doctor. 
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