Update 11/12/09

It has been a week since we were able to bring Owen home from the hospital and so far Mike and I have enjoyed being parents. :-) Mike is great with helping out and gets up in the night for one of the feedings, so that I can sleep. He told me that he has been training for this (the sleepless nights) for years. All that World of WarCraft he used to play until the wee hours of the night/morning has finally paid off, because he has adjusted way better than I have. My days of sleeping in until noon didn’t really prepare me at all. Ha. I hate to admit it, but I guess World of WarCraft has at least one redeeming quality. :-)

We love having Owen home where we can hold him and feed him and love him anytime we want. He is doing well and mostly just eats and sleeps.

Mike took Owen to his first check up last week to the new Riverton Hospital. He hadn’t ever been inside the building before so he wasn’t quite sure in which wing of the hospital the pediatrician was located. He ended up going into the Primary Children's wing of the hospital (which you would think would be the place to find a pediatrician, but apparently not our pediatrician.) As he was trying to find his way to the right place, he was directed by a receptionist to go through the back hallways of the hospital where normally only staff are allowed. He eventually got lost and asked a technician how to get out to the public area of the hospital. As he and the technician walked out from the staff section, a hospital administrator called after him and said "Hold on. Stop just one minute." He then asked who Mike was and asked if he could prove that the baby he was carrying around was really his. Being caught off guard he couldn’t think of anyway to prove that Owen was his baby other than to say that he was just going to his 2 week doctor checkup The administrator was still apprehensive and told him, “We can't have people walking around with babies because it’s a very urgent 'code pink.'” The administrator then told the technician to escort Mike up to the fourth floor and to make sure that he checked in at the pediatrician’s office. Needless to say don't try to steal a baby from Riverton hospital they will be on you like white on rice, even if it’s your own baby. :-)

I put a picture of Caleb in Owen's crib so that he can send love and good thoughts his way. I also did the same for Caleb in the hopes that it will motivate him to come home soon so that these two can finally be together again. I think it is working too because last night and this morning we got good news from the nurses and doctor.

Yesterday afternoon they removed Caleb’s feeding tube. When I talked to the Dr. this morning, she was very optimistic and said that it could be as soon as tomorrow that Caleb could come home. He had gained about 3 oz last night and was taking all his feedings by mouth. If he continues to eat well and gains weight tonight, they will be able to send him home. Caleb is still on oxygen, but he can come home with a portable oxygen tank, so we don’t even mind. We just want him home. :-)

Caleb in his car seat, trying to pass the "car seat test" so he can come home.


Owen sleeping in his crib, waiting for brother to join him.