Big Big Day

The boys and I have been busy busy with lots of appointments, a visit from Bebe (my mom), growing, learning, worrying but most importantly, a whole lotta love.
Today is a big day for us. We had an appointment with the Pulmonary Specialist (Lung Doc) and it was our third visit since leaving the hospital. I had been praying, wishing and just plain hoping that we would be cleared to just wear the Oxygen at night.
Faris was weighed. Pulse checked.  Temperature checked. Respiratory rate counted. Chest listened to. Ears, eyes and mouth checked.
Then the third best news we have been given since he was discharged.. Faris is allowed to be off the Oxygen during the day and only needs it at night when he is sleeping. It was hard to hold back the tears of pure joy right in the office. I didn't have to put the sticky dots onto his face and fight him to put the cannula back into his little nose. I put him in the car seat, buckled him in and pushed the stroller with my two little boys out of the office!

No more bulky tank to carry around.
No more stares from strangers at the tubes running under the blanket.
No more fighting him multiple times a day to hook him back up.

I am so proud of that little boy. He continues to amaze me every single day with how far he has come along. I always think back to the tiny little thing the doctor's took out of me three months early and am still just shocked.

Tonight, he is sleeping in his own room for the first time. I am extremely nervous but so happy for both of us. I have gone in there to check on him three times even though he is still on the monitor that would alarm if he stopped breathing.
He weighs 11lbs 12 oz as of last week and was 22 inches. He has grown almost 10 inches and 10 pounds since he was born! He was cleared by the Retina specialist and only needs a routine check by the eye doctor in January with hopes of being cleared for the year after that appointment.

All of his doctors and specialists are so happy with his progress and so are we. I know the prayers from everyone have helped him so much and kept him going. I know I have said thank you before but I feel as though it would never be enough to express just how much we appreciate everything that everyone has done for us and for Faris, to keep us all going.

Please know how much every person that has helped us, means to us.
That you're always in our hearts and we would do the same for you.