Homecoming

Finally. We were able to go home--albeit on hospice care. Eleanora was no longer reliant on modern medicine to survive. Her health was relatively stable and we were now trained on how to care for her in our home.

Perhaps her homecoming was most meaningful to our daughters. For months now, they had talked about bringing home their baby brother or sister home from the hospital. The girls had jointly planned a homecoming and belated one week birthday party for Eleanora.

The challenge now was transporting Eleanora home. Car seats are designed for babies over 5 lbs, certainly not for our 3 lb pumpkin. We improvised and eventually got her settled into the seat (ensuring that she won't suffocate). For emphasis, I added the small travel size Johnson & Johnson shampoo into our going home photo to demonstrate just how tiny she was.