More bottles

Today was another good day. When I got to the hospital, Kelson was wide awake and ready to eat. I started giving him his bottle, and he took off sucking. It is still difficult for him to remember to Suck, Swallow, and Breathe all at the same time, but he is figuring it out. After 30 min, Kelson had drank 31 of the 56 mL! This was excellent, especially considering it was only his second bottle. The rest of the feeding was given through the tube.

Krista got to give him another bottle at 3 PM. This time he only took 11 mL before he wore out. Regardless of how he is getting the food, it appears to be working, because Kelson weighed in at 6 lb 5 oz last night.

For the past two weeks, Kelson has been getting the injection of octreotide to control his chylothorax. Tomorrow they are going to start reducing the amount that he receives. Since Kelson has been on the medication, he has made HUGE strides, however he cannot remain on the medication long term. Hopefully the medicine has given his body time to heal itself, and he will adjust well to being weaned off without any other complications.

Tonight Claire got her favorite food for her birthday dinner...Macaroni and Cheese! We also sang Happy Birthday to her one more time. Hopefully next year things won't be quite so crazy around her birthday.