SAWYER is home! As of Tuesday at noon, he is no longer a resident of the ICN, but rather a resident of casa Regier! We are thrilled that he managed to be discharged before his due date on the 8th! (As one of his nurses in the ICN has been saying to him, "You're not born yet!") And in case you're wondering, he is now 7 lbs and super cute. See photos for proof.
It's so great to begin establishing a new normal of family life at home, though he is on a bit of house arrest. We had a big infection scare last Thursday and Friday. The doctors were concerned that he had the same life threatening bacteria that took Jacob's life. After 48 terrifying hours of x-rays, blood tests, no food (yes - he was so miserably hungry he became hysterical), and antibiotics, they determined that he didn't in fact have that but instead most likely a viral infection. As a result, he is sequestered here at home with no visitors allowed until his really low white blood cell count goes up (plus, it's April and still flu season). We aren't complaining - house arrest is a serious upgrade to hospital arrest. Enough said.
So hopefully the update from here on out is little more than normal newborn stuff - eating, sleeping, growing. We'll keep you posted!
