On Friday, 11-11-11, LJ finally made it home! The whole thing actually came as quite a surprise. On Thursday morning when I came in, the doctor told me that if he got all of his bottles that day, he could go home the next night...he had only gotten 6 bottles and needed 8 previous to Thursday. Our little guy decided he was ready to get home, and he did it! At home Thursday night, we cleaned ouse and got ready for his homecoming. We knew the day would come eventually, but all of a sudden Thursday night, I felt very unprepared...I think it all came so fast! I am not complaining though!
Matt got sick Friday, the day we got home. I spent our first night home as a family in our room with LJ while Matt was quarantined in another room. No one slept but Matt! LJ just cried all night...I don't know if it was the new environment, his belly hurting, or that he just wanted to be held. We got through it and the next 2 nights were great. Matt was much better by the end of the weekend, so we got to enjoy some time as a family.
Mom took yesterday and today off of work and Matt went back to work. She and I took LJ to his first doctor appointment...he weighed 7 lbs 2 oz! When he left the hospital on Friday, he was 6 lbs 9 oz! He has decided he loves to eat! He is pretty severely anemic, but so am I...he is taking lots of iron and it should cure itself as he gets bigger. He has something funny going on with his belly that I am noticing more and more, but the doctor didn't say much about it. He gets so squirmy and uncomfortable after he eats...they are giving him gas medicine, but I'm thinking its reflux too...who knows. He has a follow up eye doctor appointment on Thursday. So far, they haven't found anything more than prematurity of the eye (duh), but it is routine to have one more exam.
Now we start our new life at home. Figuring out a routine will come hopefully sooner than later, but really, LJ has been a very laid back baby when his belly isn't hurting. I don't think it has really hit that we get him for good now! God is good!
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