Goodbye C48

Brodie no longer has his hospital room at Texas Children's.  We have moved to a room and have to prove that we can take care Brodie by ourselves and if we can we will be leaving here around 10 on Monday morning.  We got in here around 3 and things have been running smooth so far.  Brodie seems to be happier now that he is out of there and has more things to stimulate him.  We finally feel like he is ours and it feels great to be able to take care of him.  Brodie will certainly miss his nurses and so will we but it is time for him to come home.  We have everything ready in his room and so far it does not look like a hospital room.  It is hard to believe that it has been four months and that all of this is coming to an end.  We have had some really bad moments up here but have also had some really great ones.  This process has taught us so much about life and what is REALLY important and I hope that some of you have taken something out of our experience.  We are thankful for everything that has brought us to this day and we know that things could have turned out different.  We saw all too often it turn out the other way for families and also for other CDH families.  We will never forget that Brodie is a miracle and that he beat the odds.  I would like to thank each of you for following this blog and showing so much interest in Brodie.  Each of you have helped us through the last 132 days.  Your prayers helped keep Brodie alive and your kinds words helped to keep us going.  Our journey is far from over but Brodie is much healthier than he has ever been and the doctors feel like he could get the trach out some time right before summer.  Please continue to pray for him and our family as we move into the next phase of our new lives.  We will keep you updated on our "rooming in" and be looking for the "We're Going Home" post.  Also, I will be posting some new pictures after this post.  Hope everyone has a great weekend.