Bye Bye NICU - Hello Home

No more NICU, no more stickers. I wore my sticker with pride. Everyday on our way up to the 3rd floor where our little man was laying waiting for us we had to stop and get our sticker saying our names and who we were going to see. I always put my sticker on with pride. Pride that my little man was so strong, up on the 3rd floor in NICU getting better and better every day. When we took breaks or we left the hospital I left my sticker on - it was my connection to him. We saved every single sticker. Someday they will make it into a scapbook.

Jayven is home with us, growing and strong. He left the hospital at 4 pounds 12 ounces. We are so very, very happy to have him with us and be able to spend every minute with him. The hardest part of him being home is who gets to hold him. We are all trying to "scoop" him away from each other. Skylee is the worst, if I wasn't such a control freak and need him next to me constantly she would have him 24/7. She is such a great big sister, I couldn't ask for a better helper than her (now if I could just give up some control - baby steps). Dustin comes in every morning and says "hi" to him (even before he says it to me, LOL), he's very protective already. I love that my kids love there brother with open hearts.