Getting So Close!

I can hardly believe that it's been THREE weeks since Richie was born! I know that time will continue to fly and that we will blink and he will be starting Kindergarten. It will come way too fast. But, while we're in special care and the weeks are going by fast, the days are still very long. It's a strange thing - the days are as long as can be, but the time is going fast collectively.

Richie continues to do well - he is up a pound over his birth weight - 5 pounds 10 ounces! He moved to queue-based feedings, which means he gets fed when he acts like he's interested in eating. This is a great step towards coming home! However, it does mean that he is no longer on a set schedule, which makes it harder to run home or rest in between feedings, since we don't know exactly when they'll be. But that's ok, since it won't be for much longer now.

We were hoping that he would be able to come home tomorrow, but since he had one spell on Monday, he has to be spell-free for one week before they'll take him off the monitors. So, Monday will be the earliest he can come home. It's annoying, since the reason they're keeping him longer isn't even a real issue for him. I think the "spell" he had was more of a fluke and not a real concern - even the Doctor wasn't concerned about it and was a little mad that it had even been documented. He hadn't had any issues before it and he's had nothing since. I know that two days isn't that long to wait, but this last stretch is the hardest, since I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but can't speed up the ride.

We'll make it through this - we're almost there!