After a long morning of dismissal tests we were given our final discharge summary and sent out the door. Just 5 days following major open heart surgery our little guy is home; sooner than we had ever imagined. Of all the tears I shed since his diagnosis on January 24th, the ones walking out the door of MB5B room 24 were the happiest! We are forever grateful for the wonderful care we received at Mayo and the expertise of Dr. Stephens who has given our perfect little rainbow baby a chance at a normal life. 

How has home been?
Picking up our dog Pearl from her sleepover was part of our home going stop. While the crying in the car made her a bit nervous, she has been curious and gentle...another kid to "worry about" in her book. Mom and Dad got much more sleep at home and Harrison slept in 3 hour stretches waking to eat. Our week is filled with follow ups with primary care and peds cardiology and then some newborn pictures to document this brief time that he is a tiny little baby and capture his sweet scar. Time to find our new normal after 9 years of no baby in the house, only thing missing right now is the big kids who will be home from Gammie's house soon.