6 weeks

When I arrived at the NICU this morning, things were kinda crazy, but luckily it was not Kelson creating the excitement. Apparently there had been a set of quads born overnight, so there were 4 new babies helping fill the NICU.

Kelson was wide awake with all the excitement, and ready for breakfast. I held him for his 9 AM feeding. He seems to be tolerating reintroduction of the breast milk, and hopefully it does not irritate the chylothorax.

They lowered the rate on his ventilator today, and are talking about switching Kelson to a CPAP machine. This would give him a constant pressure of oxygen, but he would essentially be breathing on his own.

Kelson is definitely a growing boy. He seems to gain 1-2 oz a day and is up to 5 lb 15 oz. He officially turned 6 weeks old today, and is still 3 weeks away from his original due date.

Claire is back with us tonight, and was excited to go pick blueberries. In just 5 more days she will turn 3. It would be nice to bring Kelson home for a present, but I think we have several weeks before we can make that step.