We finally have our little guy home with us! His surgery was a success and after two full days of recouping in the hospital, on Thursday, October 28th, Gavin got to see his nursery for the first time. It is such a fantastic feeling to have him with us 24 hours a day! To get him home, we had to promise to feed him tons. Gavin lost a little weight post surgery and Dr. Sweeney was concerned about sending him home before regaining the weight. He told us with any other parents, Gavin would be staying in the NICU for a few more days, but he knew that Gavin was going home to very attentive, loving parents that would focus all their energy on getting him to eat well and grow. I was somewhat nervous about bringing him home, so it was nice that he had that much faith in us.
His homecoming was pretty smooth until early Saturday morning. I was changing his diaper and noticed a new bulge above his groin on the left side. So we found ourselves back at the hospital less than 48 hours of getting Gavin home. Turns out he has developed an inguinal hernia on the left side, the same issue that required surgery on the right side. The doctors have decided to postpone surgery for the time being, so Gavin can get bigger before going under the knife again. We will keep you posted on when Gavin has surgery and his adventures in his new home.
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