We're home!

Our first post without a weight to report. We don't have the fancy dancy scale at home. That's right...at home.

We've successfully had one round of diaper changes and medicine and haven't broken Madi yet so I think we're going to make it. *smile*

Here are a couple shots of discharge, more on the pictures page.

even the monitor says we're discharged (red upper right)











 Our two primary nurses with Madi, glove free.

Good ol' room 49. I hope the next visitor enjoys the animals.

Just finished my last hospital visit with Madi. We'll go back this evening to take her home, no more "visiting" with her. From here on out we're living with her

Homecoming Eve

(in the spirit of the holidays)
Tonight is Madilyn's last night in the NICU. We went over tonight to change her diaper, clothes and bed for the last time. It's hard to believe we've spent 11 weeks there. I saw a new family the other day, their little one at 24 weeks. I know the look on their faces was the same Dan and I had. As I listened to the nurse explain what they saw and what to expect, our first few days came flooding back. The emotions were a tad overwhelming. Madilyn's stay has been phenomenal, her progress amazing but there were still those moments of uncertainty. We're extremely blessed to have had our challenges.

The staff at the hospital is indescribable. The best I can do is call them family. Whoever runs their HR department definitely picked the best of the bunch!

I said Madi's homecoming would be bittersweet. Enough of the sappy for now. Look at our big girl:

2790 grams or 6lbs 2oz...over 6lbs!

taken Wednesday night

Where's the baby?