Good Lovin'

All three of us got good cuddles today. Nate was pretty excited to hold his baby brother.

Pretty light on new medical news again. Lewis is up to 6 ml/h of milk, continuously fed through his naso-gastric tube. So far he's handling it well (keep your fingers crossed). The surgeon took out the drain on his left side (the one for the abscess) this morning. They actually took out the stitches and removed it while I was holding him. Lewis wasn't all that happy about it, but he recovered quickly. It was nice to be able to physically provide some support during a procedure - however minor. The surgeon anticipates removing the drain on his right side (near the stomach stitches) tomorrow. Lewis' morphine dose was reduced again today as well, happily, he didn't seem to notice.

Jenn spent the whole afternoon with Lewis, until Nate and I arrived just before dinner time. He was wide awake and in a good mood, so Nate decided to show him how to fix some things with his Bob the builder tools.

Nate and I arrived in time to watch Jenn change Lewis' new double diaper set up. The nurses have tried all sorts of different ways to keep him from wetting the dressing for his PICC line (IV line in his upper thigh) . Like most little boys, Lewis defies all efforts to get him to pee in the right place. Today they are using two layers of diapers - the first has a strategically placed hole in it - to try to keep his bandages dry. It looks like it might be working, but it isn't' easy to get him diapered up. Best of all, he didn't cry when Jenn changed him - hopefully that means his tummy is starting to feel better.