Matthew's boxer pose

Matthew weighed in at a bruising 4.4kilos today. That is in excess of 9.5lbs! Even so, the doctors are going to surgically implant a G-tube late next week. A gastro-intestinal feeding tube will look like a button on his abdomen. It will be a much more stable way of administering his feeds. Even more important is another procedure that will be performed at the same time. It is called a Fundal Plication. The doctors will surgically tighten the entrance to Matthew's stomach thus lowering the risk of him spitting up food. That will be a relief for Terri and I because Matthew aspirated some breast milk into his lungs before his surgery and it caused all kinds of respiratory problems. While this will make our home life much more manageable, it comes with a price. During the procedure Matthew will have to be re-intubated and put on a respirator. His Pulmonologist, Dr. Nakamura, believes that he will only be intubated for 1 or 2 days and possibly less.