Mama I'm Comin' Home

Oh my gosh!  You will never guess what happened yesterday!  Madison got discharged from the children's hospital!!  She is now at home with us!  Best Day EVER!  Madison's liver function test are all in the normal range, her poop is normal color, and her weight is a steady 20 grams per day (which is what they wanted).  She is still on breast milk fortified with formula for extra calories, and also she is taking 4 mls of canola oil per day.  She is doing so good!  She has to go see her surgeon every week, and she will also have to be followed up with a pediatrician, but other then that she is ours!  So, I know you are all just dying to meet her, but if its alright we would like some time to just get ourselves sorted in our new surrounding, it's amazing how different it is being at home versus at the hospital.  No more weighing diapers, no more waiting 15 minutes for milk, no more nursing students spilling iodine all over Madison's clothes, no more nurses waking her up just to check her vital signs...I'm pretty sure she is still alive!, no more creepy housekeeping guy, oh man it is just so much better!!  Last night went really well Tyler, being the wonderful husband that he is, stayed up with Madison so that I could get some well needed sleep.  And today we just took it easy, Tyler made us a fire and we all just hung out and enjoyed each other.  Tyler and I are doing the daily dressing changes, and so far no problems, her little cover is pretty handy.  But it is not made out of neoprene like we all thought, it is made out of a thinner material, the occupational therapy lady said that all of the other covers she had made were out of neoprene but this time she wanted to try something new...thanks for experimenting with my daughter.  The OT lady was also supposed to make Madison a second cover, but hasn't yet, and if you saw how simple this cover would be to make, you would seriously wonder how she hasn't sewn a new one.  Anyways, thank you all so much for the support during our hospital stay!  I will keep you posted in terms of surgery dates, and such!  Love you all!