What a Sweet Sound

This afternoon both Mariah and I FINALLY heard our son cry for the very first time.  The nurse yesterday said his voice is probably a little hoarse from the tube being in his throat and it is a little but it sounds so good to hear.  Nicholas cries in spurts and there is no need for a clock in the NICU because at 5pm he was moving around and crying like he was going to explode if he didn't get his milk, lol.  His stats were dropping when he was crying and that was after about 5 minutes of crying too but like the nurse said he doesn't have enough reserve to cry without his stats dropping.....yet.  I have noticed that his stats are staying higher for longer while he's crieing.  After the nurse reswaddled him and put him on his tummy his numbers shot right back up.  Dr. Cox also said that his settings are the same on the SIPAP as they were on the conventional ventilator which is great.  The joy in knowing that Nicholas is 1 step closer to coming home is overwhelming.