April 8th-a light at the end of the tunnel

April 8, 2008 - Tuesday
there is light at the end of the tunnel Current mood: relieved
so it has been a trying month for our family as we have endured many ups and downs starting from this whole ordeal (March 10th) until now and as i know we have some ahead of us since we are now the PROUD parents of a healthy preemie boy weighing in at 4 lbs 5 oz, as of tonight. we got word this morning that we should expect to be going home by THIS thursday as long as he made it to midnight tonight without having a brady episode. so of course i am staying up waiting for the clock to strike midnight so i can call the NICU and see if we are finally going home as a family after one whole month of being away and torn as a family.
If i call and they say he did not have a brady then we WILL be going home. NO more going back and forth to the hospital, no more being away from vinny and having him confused and out of his normal life and longing for kids to play with, NO more monitors, no more worrying about what happened to him overnight as he will be by our side. We will truly be a family and feel ever soo blessed to have such a strong fighter on our hands. We believe it is truly the thoughts and prayers from all of you that has made not only us stronger but owen stronger as well. It was in this greatest time of need and desperation for all to be well that God tried testing our faith, but while we may have struggled we never stopped belieiving that you all were out there hoping and praying for the best and caring for our family. THANK YOU ALL!!!
Owen has gone from being born 2 months early at only 2 lbs 11 oz and being on a CPAP and IVs and in an incubator and phototherapy lights to being graduated to the Intermediate Care Nursery in a short period of time and then there he came out of the incubator depsite his small size and proved the drs wrong that a baby soo small can maintain his body temp and he then continued to surprise us all. When we first got there they said to expect his release date to be my due date of May 12th. we geared up for the long haul in front of us but with such persistance and strenght owen is now going home ONE month before his due date and at a mere 35 weeks (gestational) old. He truly is a blessing and i am sure he will have lots more to show us all. Miracles do happen and this one was made possible by all of you! We cant wait to be home and see you all after we get settled in again.
*******************AND THE VERDICT IS IN:*******************
WE ARE COMING HOME!!!!!!!!