Carter came home on Sunday afternoon and we are adjusting to life with two children. He is doing great and loves his home. His bacterial infection cleared-up and gained weight so he was able to come home. He now weighs about 7 lbs. 5 oz. He is on oxygen because of bad circulation due to the hole in his heart. He may be able to come off the oxygen if his circulation improves as his heart grows and gets stronger.
Avery was so happy to see him and wanted to hold him from the very start. We wondered how she would react to having a baby brother, and she seems to be pleased. There is the occasional cry for mommy's attention, but adjusting well overall. When Carter cries, she gets worried, cries herself and runs to mom to tell her. She is very loving and concerned for her baby brother.
Thank you to all for your prayers, kind words, meals, supply donations, support, service and love. We would not be where we are today and doing so well without you. We wish you all the best!
8 comments:
yay!!! mom sent me a picture on her phone of him. He's beautiful, all the girls at work are in love with him :) I was thinking about flying down there in the next couple weeks, I'll give you a call and see if that's a good idea
What great news..so glad he is home where he belongs. He is a little doll!! And what a great big sis he has to watch over him. :)
Welcome home Carter! Glad to see you are growing and getting stronger, keep it up!
He is beautiful! We are so excited he was able to come home finally. We think about you often and miss you.
He is so precious you guys! I am so glad he is home with you and building a relationship with his big sister...she'll be great! He is so adorable and looks a lot like Avery in her announcement photo~I love it! Such a REX baby...with the Hanson spunk!
Glad to hear he is home. We ran into Brian on Saturday and I overheard him mention your blog. Thinking of you guys often... Our prayers are with you.
Yay! I am glad he is home. He does look a lot like Avery in the pics. Very cute!
Abby-
I am sure that you are receiving TONS of advice but a friend of mine who also has a child with downs recommended these books: Common Threads and Road Map to Holland. She is a big advocate in our area and she buys them for all of the families at the hospital. She's also LDS and has a lot of gospel related stuff as well, email if you want more info ashleyjpeterson@msn.com I'm not sure if they'll be helpful but I thought I would pass it along:)Hope things are going well!
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