We had another great day with Kelson. We got up early, and were at the hospital by 8 AM. We thought we only one of us was going to get to hold Kelson, but our nurse said if we held at the 8 AM feeding, she might let us hold again at 5 PM. Kelson has adjusted really well to being held, and does great when he is out of the isolate. Krista held him for 2 hrs while he ate his breakfast.

When we talked to the doctor, she said he was doing great. They shortened his feedings to one hour, and will continue to wean the settings on the ventilator. All of his recent blood tests have come back good, and the goal is to take out the breathing tube by the end of the week! He will then be on a nasal cannula that still helps him breathe with the ventilator. They will also be changing the feeding tube from oral to nasal, so he might be able to take some feedings from a bottle once the intubation tube is out.

This afternoon Krista and I enjoyed a walk in the nearby park. It was good to get some exercise and fresh air. At 5 PM I got my turn holding Kelson. He must have enjoyed it, because he got very angry when the nurse put him back, and had a minor spell. Luckily it was just due to him working himself up, and as soon as he settled in we left for the night.

We are hoping for another quiet day tomorrow, because Wednesday will be a big day for Kelson. He has consultations with two specialists, and he will turn 4 weeks old! It seems odd to Krista and I to hear people talk about Memorial Day approaching. The month of May has been such a blur. We keep joking that it is still April 25 to us, because our lives have been put on hold since then. We can't wait to get Kelson home and put this chapter behind us!