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We can feel the end approaching. Soren is making leaps and bounds, feeding pretty regularly. They are no longer monitoring his oxygen saturation (!) so that he is feeding unassisted, finally. He is still having to finish off these bottle/breast feedings with a tube... but just barely.
It makes us very feel very excited, satisfied, nervous, and joyful. A colleague of Lisa said that people told her how difficult having a child would be, but that no one mentioned how much joy she would experience. I would amend that somewhat, and say that no one mentioned how emotional and exhausting it is to have a premature baby. Two of my friends had premature twins, and i have no idea how they braved that storm.
We will be glad to welcome Soren home. It feels like time to start losing sleep.
4 comments:
you are already the best father i know.
so exciting that it's almost time to go home!! the weirdest experience will be for first few days home. i wasn't sure if i was supposed to keep taking their temperatures every 3 hours, or weighing diapers, or timing their feeds. where was the nurse that tells me what to do all the time!!? i couldn't believe that they just let us take them home....unsupervised. somehow we all survived, and i'm sure you will too! good luck during the home stretch!
as always, you are in our prayers, and we love you all.
i can't wait for him to be home with you. i know that's where he has belonged all along. oh, you two.... what a journey. i know he will love the quiet 'cave' you have created for him. and lisa, i know you will feel such joy. somehow, i imagine you'll sleep better with him in the room.....
love you both.
ahhhhh Franklin and Gob...
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