This Easter was one of the best days that I've had in a long while. As you know my baby boy was born 12 weeks early and had been in the NICU since February. Well, my little guy was discharged Easter afternoon and spent the day at home with the family.
The week leading up to Easter was huge as he started hitting milestones in several areas very quickly. I think 37 weeks gestation clicked for him. He went from bottle feeding 15 cc's and tubing feeding 37 to bottlle feeding the entire amount the Sunday before Easter. This was such a shock to me as I didn't know the doctor had an order for bottle feeding. The last thing he needed to do was maintain his temperature so he could go into an open crib and that didn't come until Thursday before Easter. You can imagine my shock when I called to check on him Friday morning and was told he would be discharged as long as he didn't have any spells and passed his car seat challenge.
Finally, after not sleeping and calling the NICU several times a day, I was told I could come and pick my little one up around 1pm. I was so excited, but scared as I've never cared for a baby on my own. I was also sad to leave his nurses who had grown to be like family after 9 weeks. After reviewing last minute paperwork, my little one and I bolted out the door around 2pm and headed home to our family.
This journey had been a trying one, but I'm happy he's finally home and can't wait to see what motherhood brings. I'll continue to post updates along the way and get back to my regular format as well.
Love and hugs,
Momma Jae
