Coming Home!!

Sebastian has been discharged and we are taking him home. We are excited to be finished with the NICU, and looking forward to the return of some sort of normalcy. Thanks, everybody, for all of your prayers.

Update

Sebastian's weight held steady overnight and if he gains weight by tomorrow morning he should be able to come home.

Update

Sebastian's IV is now out and is doing quite well, we are just waiting on him to gain some weight. He is now eating well, although he makes us work to wake him up :) His feedings are now unlimited (when they first start out, the doctors only allow a certain amount to see how the babies tolerate the feedings, so moving to "unlimited" is a big deal). If he gains weight tomorrow and Saturday am, he should be home by Sunday, assuming he passes the car seat test. The car seat test is the very last test before they leave the hospital. The baby has to sit in the car seat for an hour with a breathing monitor to assure that their oxygen level is stable.

Update for April 22

Sebastian has made marked improvements since yesterday. He is now receiving no help with his breathing (the nasal cannula has been removed). They have removed the feeding tube and he is taking food by mouth. He is still receiving some fluid and nutrition by IV, but they will probably discontinue that before tomorrow. He has lost 2 ounces since yesterday, but we are hoping that trend will turn around soon.
Colleen is feeling much better, and is enjoying all of the time that she is able to sit and hold Sebastian. So far he is a very quiet baby, but it remains to be seen if he will stay that way.

Until tomorrow.