A Major Milestone Obtained?

One of Colin's neonatologists yesterday morning decided to put our little man to the test: take Colin off the high flow nasal canula. Period. Not a room-air trial. His thinking: Colin, even on nasal canula, has occasional bradycardic episodes but rarely has any more oxygen desaturations (indicating that he really is working hard to breathe). If it's a brady alone that is self-recovered (without having to go in and stimulate Colin to breathe, ie, shake him) then it is more a sign of immaturity still than a breathing difficulty. So, as of 11:00 am yesterday, Colin has no more prongs up his nose. At 7:30 this morning, as I write, he STILL has no more prongs up his nose! He's gone almost a full day on his own! Could he finally be done with any breathing assistance? Hard to believe since he is still so tiny, but he is 35 weeks gestation in 2 more days, so he's acting age-appropriate, and maybe even a bit better! Go, Colin, go! Mommy and daddy are so proud of you, beautiful boy :-)