Today was the first time Gigi (Joy) got to see Campbell – she’s been sick and had been dying to get up there!  (Pat (Pat-Pat) & Ernie (Bing) got to see him the day after he was born, and Papa Doc (Bill) got to see him last Sunday).

We got a great report this morning.  They fed 2 ccs of breast milk Campbell overnight every 4 hours, and he’s digesting well. I got to change his diaper and take his temperature.  He’s still on the ventilator, but doing well with his settings, so we keep hoping they are going to step him down soon.

Going to go back this afternoon and will see if there are any changes.  Thankfully, Mason made it home from VA to see him today!

AFTERNOON UPDATE

Well, it was a great afternoon, as well, for the little guy.  They extubated him again, and being off the respirator seemed to take a lot better than last time.  With the new breathing apparatus, he has a pretty cool hat on, which is good for me so that he stops showing off about having more hair than I do.  They also took him off the light for jaundice, which means he doesn’t have to wear his “glasses” for now.

I (Mason) changed the second diaper of my life–the first being a couple days ago; I didn’t do so well, but the nurse was pretty nice to me about how bad it was.  We hope the positive reports keep coming.

The pictures below show him with the new breathing setup.

    

The entire medical team makes us feel at home.  They even made Campbell a nice sign: