Brennan is home!  More on that later! In the meantime…

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING VISITORS

We are happy so many people want to see/visit/hold B, and sometimes we forget Admiral Dad has a public job in a small town and knows lots of great people.  Numerous people have helped out and supported us, and we are glad they are anxious to meet the Captain!

However, the doctors strongly urged us not to have any visitors until after Brennan has passed his term date, gained a certain weight, and had his immunizations.

Now that B is home, we ask you to continue to support him from a distance. Please remember that he is still small (being born two months early) and continues to have special needs at home.  We want the best for his health, and we know you do too.

His immune system isn’t completely developed yet.  He was also born with respiratory distress syndrome, and his respiratory system is still particularly vulnerable. Babies born before 36 weeks are at highest risk for complications like bronchitis, pneumonia, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and other serious breathing problems that could put us back in the hospital. Sometimes the side effects are so bad that, while uncommon, they can be fatal for premature babies. So please understand why we prefer not to have visitors just yet.  It is not simply being over-protective — we have personally lived through uncommon complications that were fatal to our preemie child.

Additionally, as B is still underdeveloped, his sensory system is also learning how to cope with the new world and he gets overstimulated easily. In the hospital, he was in a warm, dark, and mostly quiet place where he could sleep a lot. He still needs all his energy to eat, grow, and thrive at home. He is still very small, and needs to keep a lot in reserve.

Please know that this note is not meant to hurt or offend anyone, it is simply meant to show that even though B is home, he still needs some extra time before he can personally greet you. Thank you for understanding and respecting our wishes to keep B happy and healthy in order to complete many missions in the future.

Mom & Dad