When our son was born our world was a whirlwind of new experiences. Not only were we first-time parents but he spent the first 3 weeks of his in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit). During this time we spent a lot of time at his bedside and only left for a couple hours of sleep or when they would kick us out for nurse shift changes. As we worked with him to meet the milestones of progress he needed to be able to leave and go home with us for the first time there were many things we learned. As he progressed one of the “tests” they would put parents through who had children who were going home Read more…