A premature baby boy, who weighed only 1 lbs, 8 oz when born, is finally ready to go home from the hospital after over a year.
Colsen Knox was born prematurely in March last year. His mother, Savannah Jones, said doctors told her that her “sweet boy” was likely going to have to spend “at least” three months in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) before he would be allowed to go home.
Now, over 400 days later, Savannah is finally getting ready to bring baby Colsen home from the hospital.
Colsen is no longer the “itty bitty” baby he once was; he now weighs almost 21 lbs. In the face of all his challenges, like requiring a breathing tube for his first 145 days, his mother, Savannah, said that baby Colsen continues to smile.
“He gets poked and picked at and had surgeries and all these things”, she said, “but truly, since he was like at the gestational age to smile, he has smiled”.
“You kind of just get thrown into the NICU”, Savannah added. “It’s something that we never thought about during my pregnancy with Colsen until we were in it”.
Savannah welcomes another baby while Colsen is in the NICU
During baby Colsen’s NICU stay, mum Savannah welcomed another baby, Everen, who arrived at term and healthy.
Now, the family is looking forward to bringing older brother Colsen home from the NICU, but do not want to jinx things by talking about it, as timelines can change.
“It’s like as soon as we start planning, something happens”, Savannah said. “So we say we’re going to the zoo. We just started saying go to the zoo, and so now we’re excited to bring him home, but also actually go to the zoo”.
A fundraiser for baby Colsen started by the family says, “Colsen has been doing amazing, he’s been on a home vent and requiring little to no oxygen for the past couple of weeks”.
“He’s already on the settings they want him on when he goes home, and we couldn’t be more proud of how far he’s come. He has just a few sedation weans left, and then Colsy K gets his trip to the zoo”.
“After everything they’ve been through, they are finally on the brink of having both of their boys under one roof, something that once felt so far away”.
Spokesperson for Right To Life UK, Catherine Robinson, said “Baby Colsen’s strength to endure over 400 days in the NICU is a testament to the strength that so many premature babies have”.
“We hope that he is able to keep smiling, to go home soon, and that the family are soon able to enjoy that trip to the zoo together”.
