*there's a tradition

 Here are some pictures from Sunday, February 21st.

Will's NICU discharge day!

 

 

The NICU nurse that oversaw our car seat installation gave us a big thumbs up on ease of use with the car seat we chose. She had to participate in a FIVE day training on car seat installation. I thought that would be really boring, but after hearing her talk it actually sounded interesting. Among other things, it involved putting several different types of car seats into many different types of cars. We chose this one because of the safety ratings. Plus we liked the orange color. She gave our car her approval as well because it is easy to get an infant seat in & out.

Here's the tradition. After this year of hospitalizations is over, Will will come to see his cardiologist annually. So every year I plan to embarrass him by making him take a picture with this statue. I think it's called Circle of Peace, and it is a life sized ring-aroud-the-rosie (or is it -rosey?) outside the front door of Children's Hospital.

This was my first attempt while waiting for Chris to pull the car around. Convenient for everyone because I don't think Chris wanted to participate in the embarrassment.

  

These 2 are my favorites:

 

One day he should be able to hold hands with those kids! And when he's 12 and 15 and 18 he will be towering over them. Assuming he doesn't refuse to participate in my project.

And don't worry, the temperature was about 60 degrees that day so we weren't letting him freeze without a blanket. (Although we did forget to bring a blanket.)

 Here are some pictures of Will's home equipment.

  

 He finally fits in his Phillies onesie from our friends Josh and Steph!

 Doesn't he look so big??

And this is Chris in his Phillies shirt at Will's first appointment with the pediatrician.

The pediatrician is in the same building as the Maternal Fetal Medicine group we visited while I was expecting Will. The building is so nice. We love this place!

Here is Will napping in his luxurious swing. I call it his throne. It is so soft and comfortable! Don't steal this idea, but Chris wants to find a way to make these for adults.

 

On Saturday Will's feeding tube fell out. I'm 99% sure it is because I hadn't taped it securely. After consulting with the home health nurse, it was decided that it needed to stay out for awhile and reinserted about a half an hour before his next feeding. So I took advantage of his clean face and took pictures of him in his portrait outfit. Maybe I subconsciously didn't tape his tube securely with this goal as a potential benefit. I had been hoping to have his picture made professionally for awhile now but wanted to do so without a visible feeding tube. I was unfortunately unable to recreate a professional portrait in his poorly lit nursery with my little camera. Attempts at better lighting credit goes to Freddie. Outfit credit goes to Julie. I was afraid we would never get it on him before he outgrew it!

 

  

 

 

  

 I don't think he loves the hat.