Melissa's living in the Ronald McDonald House in Salt Lake City until further notice. The order of the day (week) (several weeks) (month) is to teach Micah to nurse. In all other respects, he's ready to come home. He's still on a little bit of supplementary oxygen (30% on a half-liter flow, which isn't much), but we can certainly take him home with an oxygen bottle. At this point, we'll be happy to take him on any terms.
If Micah can't learn to nurse consistently (or if his stomach continues to give him trouble), he'll need to go to Primary Children's Hospital again so that the docs can install a "G Tube" device. This, essentially, is a little port in the tummy through which we'd feed him directly. Just plug and feed, pretty much. It's a pity that these can't be installed electively in 6-, 4-, and 2-year-olds. Bypass the taste-buds, and they might actually eat something other than peanut butter and honey. :-)
Here are some recent-ish Micah pictures:
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