Graduation from the NICU!!!

I know I haven't updated the blog in a few days but we've been kind of busy. Wesley "graduated" from the NICU and was discharged on December 3rd. He unfortunately failed his car seat test the night before but his pediatrician didn't think it was necessary to keep him there any longer. In order for him to come home though; he would have to ride in a car bed which lays completely down in the back seat and would have to be on an apnea monitor for the next few weeks. It's been great having him home; we're all getting adjusted to life with two kids. Brooke has been great but is a little jealous of her new little brother. We have had some false alarms with the monitor which will make you jump right out of your seat but it's a nice security to have when he's sleeping at night. It helps us get some sleep knowing we don't have to watch over him all night long. So far he's been a great sleeper and prefers to be laying down instead of being held all the time. We do get our snuggle time in though:) We'll follow up with the lung doctor in two weeks to see if he can come off the monitor. I think they'll have to wean Dan and I off before they do the baby:) haha. They'll also determine if he can ride in a normal car seat. I'll continue to update the blog so you all can follow along with what Brooke and Wesley are up to. Thank you all for the prayers. Every single one of them meant so much to us.

5 Weeks today!

Wesley is doing great! Knock on wood; don't want to jinx anything. He's been off oxygen since last Saturday morning. His feedings are going great; they are now letting him eat what he wants and stop when he's full. He's eating about 2oz right now. He weighs 6lbs, 2oz and is 19.5 inches long. He was also circumsized on Monday which didn't seem to bother him too much. They did a hearing test over the weekend which is passed; it's always great to get those results. The doctors are really impressed at how he has been doing lately. They say that maybe, just maybe he'll be able to come home soon. We still have to do the "car seat challenge" which is he has to sit in the car seat for 90 minutes to monitor everything. Hopefully he does well with that. They were talking about doing that later today. Trying not to get our hopes us too much but it would be really nice to get him home. We are SOOO ready to have him home but at the same time pretty nervous about it. We've had the security of the monitors, nurses, and doctors over the passed few weeks but they said they don't send babies home unless they think they'll do okay. They air on the side of cautiousness. Keep the prayers coming please!!! We appreciate every single one of them.