Home at Last

Well we have been home since Monday afternoon and things have been going well. Jackson has handled the transition well. He continues to eat well and enjoys looking around at his new environment. While he is no where near sleeping through the night, he does sleep well at night and we usually only have to wake up a few times.

He did come home on 1 liter of oxygen and an apnea monitor. We're hoping in the near future we'll be able to begin weaning him down on his oxygen and get rid of the monitor. Other than that, he is on no other medications or equipment. As far as a micro-preemie is concerned, that is pretty darn good!

Friday, Jackson went back to Iowa City for another eye exam. The exam went well and the ophthalmologist said his eyes may have even improved a little; from "pre-plus" to "no-plus". This is an important step in his eye development and hopefully it means that he won't need laser eye surgery in the future. His next exam is Wednesday; hopefully his eyes will have continued to improve. Over the next few weeks/months we'll have a lot of appointments up in Iowa city meeting with various different doctors/specialists.

We are so thankful to be home and so grateful for all of you out there who have been following Jackson's story, and who have supported us through this crazy journey that we've been on. We've been so blessed!