Eli's Homecoming Two Days Away!

This Wednesday, after spending 100 days in the hospital, during which he learned to breathe without a respirator, had laser eye surgery, tripled his birth weight of 1 pound 11 ounces and got the hang of bottle feeding, Eli will be going home.

Barring a hiccup of some kind over the next 48 hours, we'll pack up his belongings in Room 3 of the NICU and nestle him into a car seat. Then we will say our goodbyes to all of the wonderful nurses and doctors who happen to be on duty at the time and, finally, press the intercom to be buzzed out of the unit, with our son in tow.

Here's a photo of Eli resting today in his bed at the hospital; below is his crib in our bedroom at home.