There's no place like home

Tonight we sat as a family and watched a little bit of the Dodger game. We were all there--even Baily the dog. It was our first time all together at home in one room. It was great. We had forgotten how wonderful moments like that are. A nice boring evening is sometimes the best evening there could be.

Joseph is feeding very well and sleeps OK at night. He saw his pediatrician today and everything checked out. He needed a follow-up blood test and after two tries Mary took him home. He has had enough of that. We will get that another day. Now is the time to grow and to continue to heal. Here is a picture of his first bath at home. It is amazing how good the scar on his chest looks.

The girls are being very good about holding him. They have to work so hard to contain their excitement. Here is Megan holding him:

They love their brother so much even though several months ago they all wanted another sister because according to them, "boys are gross." Their Auntie Ann is in town to help out. She is a pediatric nurse and has been areal help through all of this. She has been so great that we even let her hold him:

Every day now we count our blessings and ask God to bless this wonderful community brought together by a special little kid named Joseph. It is one of several miracles that have happened over the last 5 weeks. Keep the faith.

Love,

The Lund family

p.s. The next update will be Thursday night. We will include some info on Children's Hospital and ways to be involved, in that post.