Well today was day 4 and it started off with Keegan eating some cheerios and snuggling with me in the morning. His eyes were still closed when he woke up.
His daddy had the magical touch because when he picked Keegan up in the morning when he got to the hospital... Keegan opened his eyes! They were still pretty swollen but we could see little slits with his gorgeous blue eyes peaking through.
Then, his Grandpa Burke showed up shortly after. Keegan was greeted by a therapy dog which happened to be a golden retriever (just like Keegan's best buddy Cooper) . The dog was named Lucy and brightened Keegan's day. He stood up and had the biggest grin on his swollen face. He kept trying to climb out of the crib to play with Lucy. The volunteers who brought Lucy by gave Keegan a photo card of Lucy . He held onto the card and looked at it for quite some time.
Dr. Shaffron and Dr. Joganic both stopped by to check on Keegan and said his swelling on the top of his head looked great because it almost didn't exist. No cerebral fluid and very little blood drainage meant that the drain could come out. They told us that it would come out at noon (read two in hospital time). Dr. Joganic mentioned how tight his brain was in his skull again. He said that if it had been left untreated, it would have really caused Keegan some problems by the time he hit first grade.
His big "CUZ" Caden and little cousin Brittyn came to visit with Aunt Tammi and Gramma. Caden handled Keegan very well and acted as if nothing had happened to him. He gave Keegan a spiderman figurine to "borrow" and Keegan was babbling and playing away with his cousin. (Later Caden asked Gramma why she had spiderman in her purse and when she said it was his he said "but gramma, I gave that to Keegan to borrow")
The drain came out around 2pm and they consciously sedated him along with morphine for pain management since he couldnt take anything by mouth before. When child life came by to make sure Keegan had his favorite toy during it, she mentioned that although he is sedated , he may still scream or cry. It was no surprise how well Keegan did during the removal as he only flinched when they removed the LONG tube and stitched up where it was inserted.
I am amazed every day at how strong of a boy Keegan is. He has maybe cried 3 times for less than a minute throughout the whole process. When he is in pain he barely even moans and just looks uncomfortable!
Keegan's Aunt Shannon stopped by after work and was able to join us all on a wagon ride. He was able to leave the room and check out the rest of the hospital. He was still kind of loopy from the sedative for the drain removal but he kept his eyes open and took it all in with only an IV for fluids attached.
His Busia (Grandma Burke) stopped by in the evening and was able to get him to drink some milk and feed him some crackers. We then tried pudding and applesauce but he didnt want anything to do with either of them as he was getting pretty sleepy.
The nurses and staff here have been wonderful. We (the whole family) have been taken care of very well and are so thankful to be able to get care at such an amazing hospital.
We are 1 day closer!
♥ ,
Tara
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