We are home!!!!!

It has been quite some time since I have updated my blog. Things have been incredibly busy...and stressful. We have been through a lot the past 4-5 weeks with Mason. We had an infection scare that set him back a couple of weeks...luckly, no infection thank goodness. He had a blood transfusion as well. The main hold up was his eating though. Preemies have a hard time figuring out how to suck, swallow, and breath all at the same time. White boys have the hardest time learning to eat. Anyway, after 3 weeks of waiting on that I felt like giving up. Finally the doctors decided to let me come stay at the NICU with him and try to get him to eat myself. It WORKED! I was the first person they have ever let do that and he literally went from being tube fed 50% of the time to eating on his own 100% of the time in a day. We were home 2 days later. I hope this is something they continue to let moms do after Mason's success. Sometimes these little ones just need their mommy. :)

Anyway, we were in the NICU for 2 months and 7 days and he got to come home on his due date. I REALLY didnt think that would happen, but here we are...

Here are some new pictures of our precious boy! He is a little over 6 pounds now. He didnt gain for a couple of weeks, but hopefully he is on the right track now. Thanks to all that have been praying for us! We appreciate more than you could ever know! :) In my "going home" clothes! :)

With mommy before we left the hospital

3am...wide awake on my first night with mommy and daddy. I am SO cute!

My first time to have NO tubes or wires connected to me

Car seat test to make sure I can sit in it for long periods of time. "What is this thing?"

So peaceful!
Leaving the hospital in my car seat...sound asleep.
With mommy and daddy before we left the hospital.