Keean Update

Dear All;

I'm proud to say that things have been boring! Keean did manage to pull out his feeding tube. (Paige did the same thing at least twice.) The tube had been threaded thru his mouth, but the new one is in his nose down to the tummy. Travis said Keean was NOT a happy boy when the tube was being replaced. It is doing its job tho, as Keean is up to a whooping 3 lbs. 1 oz. He has joined the "3 pounder club" and has a sign on his isolette to celebrate the feat.

Today was an eye test that isn't very nice for him. Because he was born so early his eyes aren't fully formed so they check them periodically to see if they are developing. (Paige also had to have the same test at least 2 times before she left the hospital as well as after.) This will be Keean's first one. I'm not sure when the results will be available.

Meanwhile, Keean is well able to stay warm if well wrapped up while he is outside the incubator so he gets to come out whenever he is awake and someone is there to hold him. Amy spends most of the day with him, Travis is there for every lunch and soon Grandpa and Grandma Jacobson will be living in Spokane as well. Since Paige can't go into the NICU the family stays home in the evening to keep her schedule the same.

Keean's heart still has a hole in it, and that is just been watched carefully. It doesn't appear that it is going to close on its own, but unless he starts developing complications the surgery will be delayed until he is better able to handle it. And, maybe another miracle will occur and it will close on its own!

Thanks again for all your support. I'll keep you in the loop when we have any news or a current picture.

Penny