No change, But....

Jackson's original due date is coming up this week (3/22). It's hard to wrap our heads around that he technically is not supposed to be here yet. Not many people get to watch their child develop through these stages - it is a amazing and crazy thing. We pray we don't have to go through this again, but we both would not change the course of events. We've been blessed by this little boy, more than we can ever explain.

The last 15 weeks has been one of the hardest things that Ben and I have had to go through - to watch your child have to go through way more than he should have to is hard, but also humbling. God blessed us with amazing doctors and nurses at both Mercy and UIHC. We would not be where we are today without them.

So now the update - Jackson had his routine eye exam Wednesday - his left eye stayed the same, but his right eye got a little worse (they are now the same, pre-plus). They decided to check his eyes again Friday to be sure that they were not getting worse rapidly - Thankfully they stayed the same. Just to be sure, they also checked his eyes today and they have still not changed. Because they haven't changed, the doctors won't change anything between now and his next eye exam a week from now. Because they aren't going to make any changes or do any further tests for a week they said.....



WE CAN GO HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is great news that We have been looking forward to for over 3.5 months. We will still be making weekly trips to Iowa City so they can monitor his eyes, but as long as they don't get worse, we won't have to be admitted again.

We are so happy, thank you to all of our family and friends that have helped us so much since Dec. 7th. Thank you :-)