On Tuesday this week Tom and I got to the hospital to see the boys and the nurse that day said, "How would you guys like to take Miller home on Thursday?" We were pretty surprised because we thought it would be at least next week before he could come home. Of course we were thrilled to take him home sooner than we thought. Wednesday was a busy day. We took infant CPR classes, which I think every parent should take. I didn't know how to do infant CPR until now and I feel much better knowing how to do it now. Miller had to do the car seat challenge too. This is where they put him in his car seat for a while (he was in there for an hour) while he is hooked up to his monitors and they see how he handles it. If they don't pass, they are given a car bed to ride in. Miller did great on his car seat challenge.
Next we packed up his room and got quizzed on how to take care of a new baby. Miller then got all of his monitors off. He did not like this, of course. He wiggled around in protest.
The boys' primary nurse, Becky, was on the other side of the NICU working with a different group of babies. She came by to see Miller though. This woman is an amazing nurse. She has what you can't teach. She is a God send.
Now we are at home adjusting to life with two babies at home and going to see this sweet little peanut in the hospital.
Lucas is getting over his last infection which came back as MRSA pneumonia. Friday his oxygen saturation was a little low. It was staying in the 70s and low 80s. Right now his saturation is in the 90s and I have even seen it at 100% a couple of times. They have him on 75% oxygen and on the oscillator. He was in a paralysis state so that he wouldn't move and get agitated, but they took him off that and now he is wiggling around and opens his sweet little eyes when I talk to him. Sweet boy. I cannot wait to hold him again.
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