A Surprise Weekend

Last week on Tuesday I shared that there were 4 criteria that Eli had to meet in order to be discharged, and that he had met 2 out of the three. Then on Thursday I shared how he was getting closer.. I even included this update:

"Talked to the Dr. today and said that though he is feeding by bottle regularly it still will be 5-10 days before he comes home. They are trying to get him off of the oxygen."

So with our date of sometime around the 15th still in our heads we went on with our daily lives. Until....

The phone call...

On Friday the 6th Meagan did her usual call to the NICU to check on Eli. Not much had changed, he was still taking all feedings by bottle. Then about 30 minutes later she received a call from the nurse.

"The doctor wants you to room in a few nights and take Eli home this weekend".. WHAT!!! Surprise #1

Then came with a phone call from the adoption agency. "You are all set to go except we are missing one piece of information before we can get Eli to you." WHAT!!!! Surprise #2

We spent Friday trying to get Surprise #2 taken care of, and thanks to some great friends and understanding people we got it done. We then quickly packed clothes for five days, instead of the usual 1, got in the car and took off. On the way we called the Hospitality house, which provides rooms, if available, for guests who have family in the hospital for a cheap rate.

Every time we have ever gone there was room... except this time Surprise #3

We had already arranged for my parents to meet us in Oklahoma so they could see Eli. When I told them about surprise #1 they were very happy, then when I told them about surprise #3 they proceeded to get a hotel room where we could stay.

We got into town much later than usual, settled into bed and went to sleep.

That was Friday.... Read what happens next....