Day 115 of Life - October 11th

Today:

- is the 209th posting on the blog
- is day 115 of life
- Sha's actual age is 16 weeks and 3 days
- Sha's corrected age is 2 weeks and 2 days
- is the day the Booblah family finally got to go home

That's right, people... Little Sha got to see his real home today, just when he was likely starting to think that he lived at the hospital!!!

The Home Oxygen people came and installed all of his gear this morning and taught Pa how to use everything. Then Pa came back into London to pick up the family. Ma spent most of the morning running around collecting Sha's medications...

He was discharged on Tri-vi-sol (vitamins), Fer-in-sol (iron supplement) and Aldactazide (the diuretic). He will have many follow-up appointments in London, with his paediatrician (general care), the Low-Flow Clinic (to monitor his oxygen requirements) and the Developmental Follow-up Clinic (to monitor his growth and development). So, although Ma, Pa and Sha are at home, they will have to make many trips back to town.

After packing up the truck, which took quite awhile, the trip was fairly uneventful. The Home Oxygen people came back to check Sha's progress after the drive. I'm happy to report that his oxygen saturation was at 97%, so he fared quite well.

Since then, the little Turkey has slept in his basinet, except when he's eating. So, he seems to be settling in nicely!

Pa is now napping, preparing for the early morning feeds and Ma is nesting...which most women do later on in pregnancy, but Ma didn't have the chance, so she's doing it now!

The Booblah family are going to take the next 2 weeks to establish a routine and bond as a family. So, for the next 2 weeks, no phone calls or visitors please. After that time, please call before visiting, to make sure that timing is good.

As for the blog, I will continue to update, but not on a daily basis. Ma will also post periodically. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their love and support through this long journey. Till next time...