Nicu Day 132 - DISCHARGE DAY

Will weighs 6lbs 6oz or 2890 grams on DISCHARGE DAY! This is the day we have been waiting for for 132 days or 19 weeks. Today Will is 19 weeks old and we are getting DISCHARGED TODAY! The Lord is good! He knew in his book of life plan for Will that we would spend 132 days in the NICU. He knew that Will would be born at 9:19am on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at just 24 weeks and 5 days premature and be discharged from the NICU just 19 weeks later on Thursday, May 31, 2012.

As we struggled with infertility for 3 years, the Lord has blessed us with the perfect twin boys he specifically formed for us. We can never give HIM enough thanks for what HE has done. Will is a living breathing testimony of God's power and his grace and his brother Drew is the angel that has been looking over him for the last 132 days. Drew made the ultimate sacrifice for Will to survive. Drew, you were loved so much and will NEVER be forgotten. We miss and LOVE you sweet Drew. Thanks for watching over your brother and being the best guarding angel he could ever have.

We have met the most amazing team of nurses and doctors at the NMMC NICU and will truly miss each and everyone of them. They have been with us through the tough times and the happy times. God placed special angels in our lives when we needed them the most. We have made true friends for life and will forever be grateful to each and everyone who had a special part in taking care of our son's life. We can never repay you for all the things you did to perfectly form him and his perfect little head, to love on him each and every day, to call and check on him while you were off work, and just to simply pray over him and talk to him each and every day. There are not enough words to tell you how grateful we are for your loving care you have given to our son for 132 days.

So from the bottom of our hearts THANK YOU!

Please continue to pray for Will as he will have lots of follow-ups with the pediatric cardiologist, the surgeon, the retinologist, and the regular routine pediatrician visits. We are excited about what God has in store for us and for Will. Our prayer is that God will use us and Will in a special way and for a special purpose as we bless and glorify his name FOREVER.

To all our blog readers, thank you for your daily prayers. Please feel free to continue to read about Will's progress. The blog will not stop just because he is out of the NICU. I will continue to update the blog and share with you his wonderful progress.

Psalm 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.