July 13, 2012- Home Sweet Home
Friday the 13th isn't so spooky this time around. It is still a little bit scary, but not in a horror movie kind of way. Today is the day that Will graduated from the NICU! We are finally home and learning how to be a family outside the hospital. Brandon and I can't express how grateful we are for the extraordinary staff at the IMC NICU, especially the nurses and Will's primary nurses. Last night two of Will's main primary nurses were working and we were able to say goodbye to them and thank them for taking care of our son. Today, Will's other main primary nurse worked and discharge us. Having primary nurses really allowed us to leave the NICU and know that Will was in the best hands. We will never be able to thank these individuals enough. They are truly angels and we will never forget them.
Putting Will in his car seat today and driving away from the NICU was truly a surreal experience. Brandon and I have been waiting for this day for 6 weeks and it was finally here. There were times on the way home that I kept thinking "do they know that we took him from the hospital?". Indeed, they knew and now Will was our baby to take home. When we finally got home, the dogs met Will. Bonez was interested, but Harley was definitely more intrigued and a little scared when he would cry or squeak. So far, Will has been eating a lot and sleeping. He seems to like his pack and play and has been napping in there for a while. Will is doing really well on his home oxygen. He is down to 1/16 Liter and I could wean him to 1/32, but I don't want to tonight since he is in a new place and might be a little freaked out by his new surroundings and new schedule.
Thank you all for your interest in our NICU experience and your kind thoughts and prayers. Brandon, Will and I could not have made it through this experience without you all. A special thank you to the IMC NICU, the staff and all the volunteers. It was so nice to visit Will and see really nice scrapbook pages with his pictures, little gifts and really nice poems for us to take home. Being a NICU parent is not an easy thing to be and to have other people who have been through the same experience come and talk to you, leave notes for you, and post inspiring words on the IMC NICU page is truly helpful when you are knee deep in a life changing experience. Brandon and I hope we can give back and help other NICU parents just as we were helped.
Here's to a wonderful life with my amazing husband and my wonderful little miracle, Will.
Friday the 13th isn't so spooky this time around. It is still a little bit scary, but not in a horror movie kind of way. Today is the day that Will graduated from the NICU! We are finally home and learning how to be a family outside the hospital. Brandon and I can't express how grateful we are for the extraordinary staff at the IMC NICU, especially the nurses and Will's primary nurses. Last night two of Will's main primary nurses were working and we were able to say goodbye to them and thank them for taking care of our son. Today, Will's other main primary nurse worked and discharge us. Having primary nurses really allowed us to leave the NICU and know that Will was in the best hands. We will never be able to thank these individuals enough. They are truly angels and we will never forget them. 
Putting Will in his car seat today and driving away from the NICU was truly a surreal experience. Brandon and I have been waiting for this day for 6 weeks and it was finally here. There were times on the way home that I kept thinking "do they know that we took him from the hospital?". Indeed, they knew and now Will was our baby to take home. When we finally got home, the dogs met Will. Bonez was interested, but Harley was definitely more intrigued and a little scared when he would cry or squeak. So far, Will has been eating a lot and sleeping. He seems to like his pack and play and has been napping in there for a while. Will is doing really well on his home oxygen. He is down to 1/16 Liter and I could wean him to 1/32, but I don't want to tonight since he is in a new place and might be a little freaked out by his new surroundings and new schedule. 
Thank you all for your interest in our NICU experience and your kind thoughts and prayers. Brandon, Will and I could not have made it through this experience without you all. A special thank you to the IMC NICU, the staff and all the volunteers. It was so nice to visit Will and see really nice scrapbook pages with his pictures, little gifts and really nice poems for us to take home. Being a NICU parent is not an easy thing to be and to have other people who have been through the same experience come and talk to you, leave notes for you, and post inspiring words on the IMC NICU page is truly helpful when you are knee deep in a life changing experience. Brandon and I hope we can give back and help other NICU parents just as we were helped. 
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