FAMILY TOGETHER

Trev is currently 6 lbs. 13 oz. his gestational age is 37 weeks 4 days. He is a cute kid and a extremely mellow baby. The NICU required us to stay in a room at the hospital with Trev alone for four hours. They want to make sure that we can handle all of Trevs needs with wis oxygen, feeding, medication, monitors etc. on our own, well our little Trev put us to the test. About three hours into our stay we were amazed of how well he was doing at such a low flow of oxygen support. Jannell finished feeding Trev and he was sleeping on her lap, all of a sudden Trev started to choke. Jannell and I were panicked, but we had been trained if this was to happen. He was chocking for about 2 minutes and getting very little oxygen. His heart rate on his monitor was dropping extremely low, and he was de stating at a very low number. He started to turn purple and that is when I called the NICU to tell them that our son was choking. They were in our room in less than 15 seconds as they helped us stimulate him and educated us that this is very common in a preemie, that more than likely it will happen again. So far it has happened at least once a day, it is very scary, but we know what to do and we are managing. It is comforting to have his oxygen hooked up to give him an extra boost if he needs oxygen, but it is difficult for me to go to work and leave my wife home alone with Trev knowing that this may happen while I am away. She is a great mom and handles the situation very well.
We graduated our stay and we said our goodbyes, Reese and Drake met us in the hospital lobby, Reese was so excited for this day to come as she had waited 71 days and was dealing with the anxiety of her parents leaving every night, and knowing that her little brother was sick. When Jannell and I saw our kids we both started to cry as we have waited for this day for a long time as well. Reese reacted exactly how Jannell and I imagined, like her mom. She was bursting inside with joy, but does not show emotion on the outside due to being the center of the attention. Drake kept saying that it was his little brother "Treb" and was trying to poke him in the eye. It was snowing extremely hard outside and we were anxious to get him home. My family helped us so much to prepare our home as it was spotless and prepared at our arrival. Reese wants to hold Trev every second, she held him for 90 minutes straight the day he came home. Drake wants to hold him all the time as well, he kisses him all the time and cannot stop touching him. What a blessing it is to have our family together...