We're Getting There

Today is the first day that we have seen Caleb move on his own since his surgery. It was so exciting feeling his little hand squeeze our finger! He also opens his eyes from time to time. Before surgery he was definitely a big sleeper, only waking up for diaper changes and burping. So it's a chore to get him to wake up after being sedated for over a week!

Once he wakes up and some of the swelling goes down, they will take him off the respirator. That's the next big step. After that, he needs to start eating. So when do we go home? Not sure. Probably another week or so. That's not a big deal because we want Caleb to be as healthy as possible. What's a few weeks in the hospital compared to a long life for him?

Genesis spent some time with him on Sunday and will be coming by again today.

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