Next Week

Keaton is up to 4 lb 8 oz tonight. He is more awake this week and tolerating all his feedings. The nurse said that next week we will be trained on the apnea heart monitor, do the first aid training and car seat test, then we will take Keaton home. This is exciting but nerve racking. Hope we do well taking care of him and that we are able to come up with a system for visiting McKenna. We are not allowed to take him with us into the NICU, but can take him to the NICU waiting room. Problem with that is that we are risking him getting sick or an infection from being at hospital, so will most likely figure out a system where Keaton and Kyle hang out at home while I go to hospital, and Keaton and I hang while Kyle visits McKenna.

Kyle got really nervous today when Keaton choked again during his feeding. It was scary, but I know that he will be capable and do a good job if that happens when he is home with him.

McKenna is up to 3 lb 6 oz. Her heart rate was up to 240 (usually is around 160 average) and any time she is awake or moving it spikes up in the low 200s. We are praying and believing with maturity this will fix itself. She is still really pale so they will do another blood count in a couple days.

Please keep the family in your prayers. We are hoping to finish getting stuff ready for the nursery tomorrow or next day. I ordered the bassinets yesterday and they should be here within a few days. So hopefully all will be ready for Keaton's homecoming, and McKenna's will be right behind him.