Homeward Bound?!

With cautious optimism, Jamie and John are packing their stuff up at the hospital. The doctor told them that Max can go home today! Hopefully by this evening, the family of 4 (or 5 with Kitty) will be together under one roof to stay.

They have a few hoops to jump such as the regular required parenting checklist hospitals have to do when a newborn is leaving for home the first time. They have to show they can: change a diaper, correctly place the baby in a car seat/car, etc.

John brought the car seat up into their room to do another test. They want Max to sit in the car seat for an hour to see how he manages with it.

When they go home they will also be sent with oxygen for Max as a precaution. There will be additional tests later down the road (figuratively).

Here are some things I am sure they are looking forward to:
Going home/being home with Max and being joined by Alex!
They are beyond excited to be home with their kitty.
Their own bed instead of a chair.
No 24 hour interruptions from nurses and doctors.
The luxury of being woken up by Max for nursing or diaper changing.
Being a normal family again and getting into a routine.

Again, as much as we all want to run and be with them to celebrate, we are all going to try to stay away. They’ll need to figure out the visit schedule so they can get rest and be together.