Food!

Another great day for Kelson. He gets stronger by the minute. They had been slowly weaning him off his Nitric Oxide, and today they took him off completely. That means there is one less machine hooked up. He is still on the oscillator vent, but on a very low setting. They hope to move to a regular ventilator soon. His blood pressure medication has been lowered again, and he seems to be doing fine. As you may have guessed from the post title, they started feeding Kelson today. The are "priming" his digestive system by giving him a slow continuous flow through the feeding tube. He currently is getting 1 mL per hour, so less than an ounce a day. We are able to get some hands on time 2-3 times a day while the nurses are working on him. Krista and I had a pretty low key day, with just a few visitors. We even got to take a brief nap this afternoon. We love visitors, but it was nice to have a relaxing day. Tonight, Krista went out to eat with her parents and Claire. I was able to sneak away for a couple hours to hang out with a friend, Ryan Rademaker. It was really nice to get out of the hospital, and have some adult time! We finally checked out of the guest house, since Kelson seems to be more stable. We are staying with Kristas Aunt and Uncle in Mahomet tonight, so we are about 20 minutes from the hospital. It will be hard not being able to see him as soon as we wake up, but we trust he is in good hands! We are looking forward to seeing the progress Kelson has made overnight. Thanks again to everyone who is expressing their love and support.