On Thursday, David called me after visiting with Justin in the NICU, and said that they were possibly going to recommend that he come home on Friday. I was really excited about this, and it was confirmed on Friday morning! David and I went up there early in the morning for his feeding, then waited for discharge papers and to receive all sorts of instructions. David was able to call the pediatrician and get Justin in during Jack's appointment time, so that was awesome.
After what seemed like forever, we got to take Justin home! (Mom came over to be with Jack, since he couldn't come back to the NICU.) It was really neat to put the two of them together, and of course, we took lots of pictures! They immediately reached out to each other! That afternoon, we all had our first outing at the pediatrician. While we were there, they gave us some samples of formula, which is greatness! She also gave us orders for their next newborn screening at the hospital.
Barbara came later that day, and the weekend was a blur of feedings, pumping, bottle preparing/washing and laundry! My parents came over Saturday night, so David and I could have a date night! We went to the Saturday service at church, where we were asked to light the Sabbath candle. Plus, they announced that Justin was home, and some of the kids from Vacation Bible Camp had made us some neat cards!
After church (and showing off more pictures!), we had dinner at a new place for us, the Frisco Dive. It was really good! Plus, it was just really awesome to be able to spend time together, just the two of us. Sunday afternoon, my grandparents on the Muse side came over and got to meet Justin! We got some great pictures of the boys with them.
Yesterday, David worked a half day, and my mom came over so Barbara and I could have lunch out, plus ran a couple of errands. Today, we had a weighing appointment for Justin. The little guy is now up to four pounds, eleven ounces! (They both got weighed on Friday, and he was four pounds, six ounces, and Jack was five pounds, six ounces!) Plus the doctor gave us more formula samples! They are great for putting in the diaper bag, in case we get stuck somewhere and it's time for the boys to eat. The more we go to the pediatrician, the more I really like their office and staff. I guess that's a good thing, since we'll be going there lots!
After Justin got weighed, we decided to see if the hospital had time to do their newborn screenings. They did, so we got that taken care of. Neither of the boys enjoyed the heel pricks, but all the nurses enjoyed seeing them! The whole time we were there, as people saw the double stroller, they would come up and ask questions about the boys. Somehow, I think that is going to happen a lot!
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