NICU Day 1

Andrew Wilson Deaver checked in early today, standing 13.5 inches and tipping the scales at 1 lb. 10 oz. He started squeaking and crying almost immediately, which is a good thing. And he came out kicking at Dr. Hyslop and peeing on everyone else, both of which are also good things. Dr. Treen checked him out in the NICU and everything looks good so far. He is on a ventilator for now, but Dr. Treen expects to move him to CPAP in the next day or two.

Meredith is also doing well and even made a short trip down to the NICU this evening to visit with Andrew. Meredith and I expect to go home on Wednesday, but Andrew will be here for at least a couple of months.

All of the doctors, nurses, and staff here have been great and have taken excellent care of all of us. We know Andrew is in good hands and we could not have asked for a better medical team.