An INCREDIBLE day!

It was a amazing appointment for Owen today with the pulmonologist. 

He spent nearly an hour with us talking, discussing and observing Owen on and off the oxygen. We have rarely had a doc spend that amount of time with us and we really appreciated it as we felt this was a big step for O.  It was clear partly into the appointment, though, that he felt Owen was doing well and would not need the oxygen any longer.

AMEN!

So we now have a little guy free of all cords and tubing!!

This is a tremendous blessing as it makes traveling with the little people so much easier.  Now a trip to drop off or pick up the kids from school does not appear to be a mini-adventure or so daunting a task. 

Also, it means that we can actually carry our son throughout the house without 50 feet of tubing trailing behind.  Phew.

Next steps for Owen include a recheck of his hearing and an evaluation by the AEA to see where we might need additional support.

We are so grateful to all who have joined us in this journey and have kept our family in your thoughts and prayers.  There have been moments of worry and fear of what the future may hold, but I truly believe that we have dodged so many of the major issues that could have impacted Owen. 

We realize that this is only the beginning of our journey in raising a child with potential special needs, but it has really been a blessed beginning as well. 

Hug you kids tonight--they really are such a miracle in our lives!