Exciting News

Things are busy this week. I have been working and Libby has been recovering and spending time with Ethan in the Intermediate Care Nursery at Tacoma General during the day. After work we usually spend about an hour at home making dinner and getting ready to spend the rest of our night at the hospital with him. We are learning a great number of things from the nurses and as new parents we are grateful and eager to know the best practices.

Today will leave from work for a couple weeks to spend more time at home because there is a chance that Ethan will be healthy enough to come home. He has gained weight at 1oz per day and is now 4# 13oz. We are going to take advantage of the "in room care" where we will spend the next couple nights (and days) with him taking care of his needs in a hospital room, and also have nurses ready to answer any question at any hour. So long as he is letting us know when he needs feeding during this time, he will be released from hospital care.

Libby and I are really excited! No more back and fourth to the hospital and leaving him every day (that has been tearing us up inside). 

I am not sure of the normal progress of infants, but I believe that all of our prayers (and those of our friends and family) have been answered and that is what I attribute to his rapid progress. We feel blessed. 

Thank you.

-Brian