A Great Day

We were very very blessed again today. Kelson had a good, but restless night. Luckily, when we got there to see him this morning, he was wide awake and very alert. Mike and Ria stopped by, along with my parents. We were glad we had visitors while he was so active.

After lunch, we finally got the moment we had been waiting for...holding!! Kelson is still on a ventilator, and feeding tube, but since the rest of his body is tube free, we could get our arms around him. They positioned Krista in a chair, rearranged the monitor wires, and placed Kelson in Kristas arms. The got him adjusted, and taped his vent tubes to Kristas shirt, so they wouldn't move much. It took Kelson a few minutes to settle down, but once he did he was quite content. Krista held him for over an hour, and we had a nice visit from Nicole Sperry-Daugherty. Normally, they only let one parent hold each day, but since we had waited so long, and he was doing so well, they let me hold him too....definitely a moment I will never forget!

Tonight, we left early to spend some extra time with Claire, and eat a nice meal brought over by Becky Builta.

After such a scary day yesterday, it is hard to believe we had such a great day today. We are looking forward to many more opportunities to hold Kelson.