WE ARE HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Around 4pm this afternoon the Dr came in to weigh Braxton...he weighed 8 lbs 12 oz!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHH!!!!!!!!!!! WE GET TO COME HOME!!!!!!! With in 30 minutes, the Dr had his central line out, our discharge "walking papers" complete and helped us gather things and we were out the door!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't get us wrong, they took FANTASTIC care of us, we were just SO ready to come home!!! I will post more later, just wanted to let everyone know we are home!!! And doing GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"We know you want to visit,
and while we think it's GREAT,
letting us get our rest is something we'd appreciate!
Braxton can't wait to play,
but it will have to wait for another day!
Thank you for your understanding!!!
Love, Brad, Amanda & Baby Braxton

Waiting...

This morning at 4am he weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces...the magic number are looking for is 8 pounds 10 ounces...or more!!!!! They will do another weight this afternoon and if he's plump enough, we are headed home, otherwise we will wait and they will weigh him again tomorrow in the early am. So, keeping our fingers crossed for that one ounce!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dr just came in. Braxton hasn't gained enough weight yet to come home. While we have the central line put in, it's just easier to make sure he is to the weight they want. If need be, they have access to giving him the things he needs thru his IV...and since he went through hell to get the IV in, we would hate to take it out too soon. SO, now we are asking for another prayer that he GAINS GAINS GAINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We want a chunky baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6:50 am...Dr just came and gave us the report that the heart scan (echo) went GREAT!!! It shows the heart murmur is 'benign' which meeans it is nothing to worry aboout. :)

Our "Fighter"

Braxton received this Tuesday night from Grandma and Grandpa Preister...Brad thought he should wear it tonight....

All his feedings went well today!!! They did a heart scan today to look and see further into the heart murmur they may be hearing. We feel confident that we will get a good report back tomorrow from the Dr.

Sounds like we should know more in the morning.....I will post as soon as we know if we are homeward bound!!!!!!!!!!!!!................home...........seems like so long since we have been there.....it's been a long week away...Thanks again for all of you who are praying for us, it means so much to us to have all of you!

GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Braxton's feedings have been going SO well!!! He has been eating 2 ounce bottles every 3 hours. There were a few times in the middle of the night that we actually had to wake him up to feed him! He is so exhausted! I am glad to say that for the first time in a week and a half, the 3 of us actually all layed down and slept at the same time!!! From 4:30 til 6:30 this morning, Braxton layed asleep in his crib, while Brad and I shared a couch that is totally made for one person...but we made it work!!! The Dr gave us the go ahead this morning to feed him as much and as often as Braxton thinks he needs it:) What we need now, is the feedings to continue to go well, and he needs to start gaining some weight. They have removed the wires that were hooked to monitors, and at noon he will get his 'cheeseburger and fries' IV taken away...they call it that because it is basically an IV that pumps him full of fat!(the same as a cheeseburger and fries would do:) SO, as of noon, he will have no cords, wires,tubes, IV's or anything hooked to him. His central line (IV) will obviously still be in, and they will hook him to antibiotics every 6 hours for a half hour, but we will be able to move around with him. Right now we are on a pretty tight leash with all the tubes. So, as it is looking right now if things keep going in the right direction, we may be able to bring him home possibly tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brad and I cannot thank all of you enough for the prayers, phone calls, visits, EVERYTHING that all of you have been doing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The power of prayer and faith is amazing!!!!! I will continue to keep you updated...we know how hard it is to sit and wait and not hear things...so thank you for being patient with these posts!

Keep fingers crossed...

The 1pm feeding of pedialyte went good...the 4pm of pedialyte went great as well. At 7pm the Dr gave us the go ahead and start the formula...daddy gave him 2 ounces and got good burps out of him :) :) :) (while mommy headed for a nap....) and again around 10:15pm he got another 2 ounces...he is taking is good...no spit up, and doesn't appear to have an upset stomach...it is 12:40am right now, and he will get his next feeding at 1am...
He for the first time since Thursday, is actually out of our arms and laying in a crib! He has CONSTANTLY been held by someone for the past 6 days...we are well aware that this precious baby is going to be spoiled!!!!! He is taking to the crib like a champ!!!!!! Better go get ready for feeding. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for all of you that are praying for him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!