Homeward bound?

Today, we got the news that Davis may get to go home within a week!!!!!!!!!! There aren't enough exclamation points to express how excited we are. We are spending this week learning how to use the NG tube and other care skills. I don't think this is something the hospital normally does, but I think the fact that we are there so much coupled with our compulsive questions has convinced the team that we are just obsessive enough to handle the whole NG thing. Things could change tomorrow, but we are cautiously optimistic that home is closer than we thought :) (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... a couple more for good measure). 

It's a little early for goodbyes, but we will miss our nurses so much, and of course we'll miss Parker's house too. I remember Kellie and Brad saying once that Parker's house felt more like home than their house did... I totally know the feeling. This house is so special to us. In the month and a half since we've moved in, we've been through some of the most intense experiences of our lives. From being clueless expectant parents, to the night I woke up panicked at 5 am to find my water broken, to every sleepless night spent worrying Davis might not live through the night, to now - preparing to take him home... it's all happened inside these walls, on this peaceful old farm. This house has seen joy, heartbreak, and every emotion in between. That does something to a place. We are indescribably grateful to Jes, Ashley, Parker, and Rob & Joanna for sharing Parker's house with us and giving us a home these past 6 weeks. 

Tomorrow, Baby Maxton will be born and this crazy journey will begin for another family. Maxton's mother and I have never officially met, but we will be thinking of them all day tomorrow. The CDH connection is a strong one, even if it is virtual. Michael and I have both laughed, cried, worried, and rejoiced for dozens of babies and families we may never meet. The intensity of this experience is like nothing else- there's so much I want tell Maxton's mother and other expectant CDH parents, but words are insufficient to prepare for something like this. Good luck, Maxton, we'll be thinking of you and anxiously awaiting news of your entrance into the world.