Our miracle baby boy Hari spent 133, long days in the NICU - from birth until he was discharged in late February earlier this year. Today marks 134 days that he's been home — one day longer than the hospital. We were told by a number of parents whose kids had been through the NICU that once the baby is home longer than the NICU, it would start to feel "normal". Every time I heard that, I smiled but thought "doubt it."

Well, they were right. Things feel as close to normal now as they can realistically be. Hari is enrolled in the Illinois early intervention program and is getting physical, occupational, nutrition, and speech therapy at home, as well as some additional therapy at our local hospital. He's doing fantastic and both Naveen and Leela are being the best older siblings ever to him. Juliet is doing well and my mom is helping us above and beyond what we could have asked for. I've been coding a lot last few months and am hoping to keep typing away at my computer for the foreseeable future.

We're taking the rest of the summer easy - no major travel plans, just a few local trips for the kids. It's really pretty outside so the kids and I spend a lot of time around the yard when it cools down in the evenings.

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