It is a happy day.  After a month of growing in the NICU, Johnny was able to come home!  He is 36 weeks gestational and just shy of 6 pounds, weighing 5 pounds, 15 ounces.  Discharge was in the morning and his ‘coming home’ outfit was the same as Jimmy’s — a fleece outfit with a bear playing football.  Mommy embroidered the outfit to show that he is the #1 Fan for Penn State and Notre Dame.

The best part of the day was experiencing Johnny meeting both his brother and Dunder Dog.  He meet Dunder first.  You could tell that Dunder was excited to have another little one in the house — this means more leftovers and food ‘clean-up’ opportunities!  Once Jimmy woke up from his afternoon nap, he was at first confused seeing his baby brother.  A minute or two later, Jimmy warmed up and was all smiles!  He couldn’t stop pointing in admiration of his little brother.  By the end of the day, he was even giving out kisses to Johnny.  Once we placed Johnny in the bassinet / pack ‘n play, Jimmy would check out his brother and stare through the mesh.  The introductions were precious.

We are very blessed that we were able to experience today.  It is both relief and joy to know Johnny is healthy enough to leave the NICU and be home with us.  God Bless!