A fairly busy day...

The day started off a little rough for Nate but ended up being a pretty busy day for the little guy. This morning he slept until about 8:45AM so we really didn't have time to use The VEST and cough him before his 9:00AM feeding. He had lots of secretions and we could hear some wheezing in his chest. Luckily after using The VEST and coughing him at 11:00AM, he did much better.

The highlights of his day were:

1 -- A HAIRCUT -- Mom agreed that Dad could use the shears on the sides and back of his head while Sue could trim the top with the scissors. The haircut went pretty well and he only fussed a little bit while we were turning his head to cut in the back. The end result was a GREAT haircut...short on the sides & back and still some waves/curls on top. Now we just have to find time to get his Christmas picture taken.

2 -- A BATH-- After a haircut, a bath is a necessity! He had a good bath...about 30 to 40 minutes with a lot of kicking and swinging his butt in the water.

3 -- Laying on Mom's chest -- After his nap, Nate came out into the den and laid on Jen's chest while watching the football game. He laid there off his BiPAP for about 40 minutes then we moved him to his Kid Kart.

4 -- Sitting in his Kid Kart -- This is the first time we have been able to get him in his Kid Kart since he got home from the PICU. He really enjoyed watching SpongeBob on the big screen in the den and watched the first episode while off his BiPAP as well. After about an hour or so, he got tired of it and was ready to do something else. We had some fun racing around the house in the Kid Kart and doing "doughnuts" in the kitchen. It was great to see him do so good in his Kid Kart because he has school tomorrow and he'll be in it for that session.

We figured that by now his little butt was kinda tired so he is back in bed with his arms and legs in his slings just swinging away!

Thanks for checking on the Little Man!

Trey