As I was crawling into bed (deliriously tired) a few hours ago, I couldn’t help but think that the last time I was in our bed, I was in labor. It’s amazing to me what has transpired over the last five days!

As Q posted below, we are finally home. We got a good feeling that the end (or beginning) was near last night around 9:30. When we went to the nursery for her feeding, the nurse asked us if we wanted to room in with her that night. Her platelet level was up, and there was no reason to keep her hooked to all her little monitors. We excitedly said “yes,” and the three of us became roomies a half-hour later.

At 6 this morning, we learned that her platelet level was still up – and she would definitely be coming home. We quickly filled out paperwork, made an appointment with her pediatrician and took advantage of some last-minute advice from the nurses there. A hematologist came by for one last-minute look at Zoe, and we were officially out of the hospital just after 12 PM. (On a note, things really came full-circle when the attending physician during Zoe’s labor got on the elevator as we were leaving. I thanked him for the wonderful care we received, and he told us to have a wonderful life!)

As you can tell from his posts, Q is particularly ecstatic about being home. I have never seen anyone so excited about a baby – he just can’t stop looking at, taking pictures of, and playing with her. It’s adorable. I’m excited, too – but I won’t lie when I say that nothing looked as good as my bed this afternoon! I never thought I’d be so grateful for 1.5 hours of uninterrupted sleep. (Wow – I really sound like a new mom now, don’t I??)

While I was typing away, Q took other fun pictures of Zoe – so we have put a few below. Enjoy.

-M

 

 

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