A night at home

Kelson had a pretty eventful night last night. They decided to remove his left chest tube, and during this process he started spitting up for the first time. This caused them to temporarily stop his feedings. The Doctor thinks this was just due to him being agitated, and they restarted his feedings today at 4 mL per hour. He seems to be tolerating them well. I just spoke to a nurse, and she said his weight was up to 4 lb 12 oz. Kelson rested for the majority of the day, and got to meet Great Grandma Ficklin, and Super Great Aunt Sue. My parents brought Claire down this morning, and she was not acting herself. She was quiet, and extremely clingy. We decided to go for a walk and take her for lunch, to spend some special time with us. However she continued to act the same way, and even had a meltdown in the restaurant. This is very unusual behavior for her, but given the recent events, not unexpected. It was at this point Krista and I decided we needed to spend tonight at home. Several nurses encouraged and supported our decision, so at 7 PM, we tucked Kelson in, and came home. Even though it is hard to be an hour away, it is the best thing for Claire. We are welcome to call the NICU at at time to get updates. Claire was Very excited to see all of her animals, and to sleep in her own bed. Tomorrow we will take her to the babysitter like normal, and she will have a sleepover there. We hope to get to the hospital around 8 AM. The next step for Kelson is getting the right chest tube out, and then they will try to switch him to a traditional ventilator. We spent some time today visiting with the flight nurse who saved Kelsons life. It was nice to get to know her a little better. She has been in the NICU for 7 years, and a flight nurse for 4. She said that this is by far the most amazing case she has seen. Kelson is definitely making at impact on people, and inspires me every day!