well I thought i would pop in here and give a bit of an update...

last time i wrote we werent sure if little boy blue was going to make it and what (if any) hope he had beyond those first few weeks.

Well, the good news is that he is coming HOME!! he is now almost 10 weeks old and when he 12 weeks and the parents have finished all their training he will be able to go home with them!
it's going to be a long road, to be sure, but gosh darn it, these babies are amazing fighters! he will be on a tracheotomy at home and will still be on pretty much exclusive continuous feeds, but wow, to be coming home is such a big exciting/daunting/gorgeous step all in one!

AND!!! my best moment came yesterday when i got to up to NICU and give him a cuddle!!! this was the first time that i had seen him. i was going to go a couple of weeks ago but came down with a cold, so kept away from them all. and then yesterday the Big Day came for me! soooo GORGEOUS! *mwah*
I CANNOT wait for him to come home (can't imagine how the parents must be feeling....cause he's not even my baby lol!) and be able to visit and smooch! his mum and I have already booked in loads of couch and cups of tea time lol!

just wanted to send a big thankyou to you guys for the tips and advice. it was really strange being onlookers onto something so difficult but through your advice DH and I took it slow and just let them know once a week (or so) that we were thinking of them (by leaving a message, buying birthday pressies for the kids and dropping around food etc).

now i just need to organise a 'welcome home' gift!!!!