We're Getting Closer...

We are getting close to the point where Eli could come home at any time. As I shared in our last post, this is both exciting and very scary. In some ways I am ready for him to be safe in our arms, in our house and not 5 hours away. In some ways I want him to stay there and keep getting stronger, and have nurses and doctors there to take care of him when the slightest thing goes wrong.

But we need to be ready. I shared that he would be moving to take 3 out of 4 feedings by bottle soon, well he has surpassed that and moved on to taking all the feedings by bottle. So now, except for the oxygen, he is closing in on all the requirements to come home.

We still do not have an exact date for when that will be. Meagan will be talking with the doctor today to see what he thinks about it all, and when we should plan to pick Eli up. At this point I would not begin to guess what that date will be.

So now we will wait several hours till Meagan calls and talks to the Dr. Until then I keep praying he gets stronger, and weans off the oxygen.

As a side note he weighed 4lb 12oz yesterday. Seriously? That's up from 4lb 4oz a few days before. Something tells me we'll be buying groceries more often.

-Russell

***UPDATE*** 5/5/11  12:30 p.m.

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. 

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