NICU Days Coming to an End!

Seeing Oliver's eyes while feeding him was always my favorite thing in the NICU.  And just rocking him silently.

 Leaving him, on the other hand…not my favorite part.

 I love his sweet tiny hands.

 His 24 hour test on room air ended with the decision that he did indeed need oxygen.  He was dipping low over 20% of the time.

 So the feeding tube was switched out for the nasal cannula again.  But I was glad to see the feeding tube gone.  And someday he'll be free of the cannula too and I might just have to stare at his tube-free face ALL day.  And take a million more pictures…but even with the cannula, I think he looks perfect.

 Once we got the home oxygen system set up, and got trained on it, it was time for discharge!  Oliver was excited to go home for the first time.  See:

 Home, home, here we come!