Outnumbered

As of today, Tuesday February 28, Cohen has officially been home 131 days. One day more than he was in the NICU! This is a little bit crazy to me, it feels like he has been home forever. Our NICU days are becoming more of a thing in the past. A part of Cohen's history, but not who he is. In regards to Cohen, it's hard to believe that he has just now been home longer than he was in the NICU. Finally, his days at home outnumber his days in the hospital. While it feels like Cohen has been home for ages and our NICU journey starts to fade, it feels like just yesterday that we held our tiny, perfect Carter and said goodbye.

 {Last picture in his NICU crib}

We are so thankful for every day that we have had with him, both in the hospital and out. We are thankful that we have never had to go back into the hospital for any reason. We were warned that we could get him home and encounter feeding or breathing problems or that he could even need to be readmitted if he needed eye surgery. In fact, his discharge papers said that "...family is aware that this may entail re-admission to a hospital". We have been praying since the day that he came home that he would stay healthy enough to remain at home. And he has!!

 {Cohen's friends awaiting his arrival home}

Cohen is such a little light in our lives. He has a fighting personality that he has had since the day he was born. We are also thankful for the strong spirit that God has given Cohen. The more time we spend with this little fellow, the more we come to know about him and the more we love him (if it's possible to love him more than we already do).

Not getting to watch Carter grow up has made us that much more thankful that we do get to watch Cohen grow up. We know that things could have turned out very differently and that we could have lost both our boys. The reality of not getting to bring Carter home has made us really enjoy and appreciate the miracle that Cohen (and all babies) are. We try not to take for granted any of the moments that we have as a family.

{First family picture at HOME!}

Happy 131st day at home, Cohen!!!! Thanks for being a happy, stubborn, driven, cuddly, adorable, chubby cheeked, dimpled little boy. We love you more than you will ever know.