After being in the hospital for almost a week, Today we were finally able to bring Matthew home! It was great being able to come home and walk through the door knowing that our whole family was there. It took us a few extra days than planned to leave the hospital due to some complications to Matty's health.
On the morning of the 18th, I noticed that he was a bit lethargic and wasn't eating very much. I kept insisting to the nurses that something was wrong, but they assured me that he was fine and was just tired from his little "journey". A couple of hours before the 24 hr mark, Matty was making a choking noise and had some fluid coming out of his mouth, yet he had been sleeping for the past 5 hours without eating. I had enough at that point and insisted on the staff checking him out. Jay and I waited for any news for a while, but we fell asleep in the process. At around 11pm, a nurse came in and woke me up to tell me that Matthew's biliruben count was extremely high and that his Oxygen levels were a bit on the lower end... so they had him under lamps to help with his Jaundice, and was on Oxygen to help his breathing. Long story short, after 2 days under lamps, 24 hours on Oxygen, and about a 36 hour scare of him not being able to eat and being extremely close to needing a temporary feeding tube.... we were given the O.K. to go home!
This day has brought on so many emotions. We are thrilled to say that our son... our precious baby boy is home and in our arms... safe, happy, and healthy! We are tired due to lack of sleep the past few days at the hospital worrying over Matty. We are terrified of the unknown realms of parenthood and what in this first night home awaits us. Most of all we are grateful. We are grateful that Matthew has come into our lives and has begun this new and exciting chapter in our life!
Now to put this little man in bed.... wish us luck! ;)
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