The Journey Home

Dad and Liam
Luke holding his Bottle
Luke in his Milk Coma

We are gradually moving closer to being at home with both boys. Liam has not had any additional apnea spells in over 48 hours. He had some additional testing done today to ensure that there are no other reasons why he is having these apnea spells other than some immaturity and he did very well. The neonatologist did an ultrasound on his head and no abnormalities were found. John and I took apnea monitor training today as well as infant CPR. The plan is that Liam will hopefully be released to go home on Wednesday! He will be on an apnea monitor for a few weeks to see if he is still having spells, but John and I feel very comfortable with this and look forward to finally being together with both boys. Luke had his first pediatrician's visit today and also did very well. He is now up to 6lbs. 2 ounces, surpassing his birthweight of 5 lbs. 12 ounces. The pediatrician thought he looked wonderful and was really growing well. He said we must be doing something right with the breastfeeding. He is definitely well above the normal for a preemie and already on the lower end of the growth charts for a full term baby. His appetite has substantially increased and he is getting some chubby cheeks. We can already see significant changes in both boys in a little over a week. Both are more alert at times and still love to be held. Liam has become the "favorite" in the NICU as the night nurses fight over who gets to hold him and feed him if John and I are not there. He is not lacking in the area of attention. This should be interesting once we get home!