Bringing Stella Home

Kaelia

"She's ready to go."

These four words should have made me super happy. They actually made me really scared.

Dr. Nair, the head doctor at the NICU smiled at me. "I know it's scary.. Stella has met all the requirements to go home. Shes gaining weight. Four pounds, twelve ounces. Breathing on her own. Regulating her body temperature. Eating all her food by mouth. She's ready Mrs. Di Falco."