Our goal all along had been to have Dade home with us for Christmas. As Dade progressed, we hoped for Thanksgiving, but never thought we would be home for Halloween. DJ and I wanted to have the perfect costume for Dade's first Halloween whether he was in the hospital or home. We agreed that it would be pretty special if Dade dressed up like Dr. Anderson, his surgeon. Dr. Anderson met with us in April to discuss what we were up against with Dade. Once we were in the NICU, we saw him almost daily. We found baby scrubs on amazon, ordered them, and asked DJ's mother to monogram them! He was decked out with his stethoscope too of course! SuperHeroes come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and both genders. The staff at Children's has been our group of Heroes. Dr. Anderson and his team of fellows has been by our side since Day 1 and we are grateful for all they did for Dade!
Halloween night and weekend, our nieces and nephews got to come meet Dade for the first time! While in the NICU, they weren't allowed to visit. You have to be atleast 14 years old or a sibling. It was the sweetest thing to watch them light up and hold him! Our niece, Adyson, had prayed specifically that he would be home by Halloween and sure enough, she got to hold him that night!
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