Progress!

Sorry for the late update! Sunday Keith started to breath a lot on his own, so they have been weaning him off the ventilator day by day. He does pretty well, except he just gets tired so it gets slower. But it's big progress! He is also much more alert than he ever has been. He tried to talk all the time, and mouth stuff to us. He still has a tube in his trachea, so words don't come out, but yesterday he mouthed 'Good Morning' to my mom! So he is also acknowledging who we are now. He recognizes voices as well, and he can smile. There is some brain swelling, which is why he has been so slow to come out of it, and it seems like he is sedated, but he will completely come out of it and be able to talk and everything once the brain swelling goes down. This isn't anything serious, it is expected with such trauma. But once there is no more swelling, they will operate on his head. They have also allowed him to be sat up, so he is no longer stuck laying down, and he looks SO much more comfortable. This has already been quite the process, so we just have to be patient and remind ourselves, BABY STEPS! Things seem to be falling apart all over, but we remain strong as a family and look to God for strength, and we can't express our gratitude for the blessings we have received. Although much that happens seems to be totally unnecessary, we know there is much learning and growing for us to do out of every situation we have been confronted with. And we know your prayers are the reason we are so optimistic and they are the reason for our strength through these hard times. Again, you can't know how grateful we are for each and every one of you and your prayers. Thank you all, and much love!

P.S. They are starting physical therapy today! Yay!