Madison was discharged today from the NICU! She ate good through the night, but didn't gain as much weight as they would have liked so she had to stay for another couple of feedings and then weigh in again, now weighing 5 lbs 10.8 ounces, we finally got the green light to go home!! We were so thrilled. We felt like little kids on Christmas day-so much excitement. Daddy brought his video camera and recorded the whole event of Maddie leaving the hospital, getting into the car and being brought across the thresh hold of her new home. We couldn't stop watching her sleep when we brought her to her new bed. And,we practically drew straws to see who would get to feed her first. We knew the straw game would probably not be so appealing when the middle of the night came though. However, we were so thrilled our sweet daughter was finally home!
Now that the NICU journey has come to an end we will probably drop the entries to bi-weekly so that family and friends can still get an update on how sweet Maddie is doing. We will notify everyone when we choose a calendar date her baby blessing.
If you'd like to check out some pictures that were taken of Maddie with Mommy & Daddy at the hospital yesterday view the following website:
http://www.our365.com/NewbornPortraits/BabyDetail.aspx?birthid=42459e4b-e92d-4541-a33c-69ae8342b74d
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I'm so happy for you guys!!!
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