Couple surprise parents take grandchild home being long after in NICU
A couple left their parents screaming with joy after bringing home their premature baby who spent 50 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and leaving him on their doorsteps to capture their reactions.
Ines [pron: E-nes] and Sandro Lavalle’s son Gianni [pron: Jah-nee] was born six weeks prematurely and therefore faced developmental challenges with his breathing and swallowing.
So, for his grandparents – Sandro’s parents Renato and Bernardina, and Ines’ parents Gianni and Marianna living in Toronto, Canada – it was an anxious wait over when they would be able to bring home their new grandchild.
The baby Gianni had bradycardia spells, also known as the period when the baby could not breathe. As a result, the heart rate would soon fall.
Ines revealed many times to Gianni, he would fight up to four and five days with no bradycardia spells but would then have a spell and they’d have to start the clock over again.
After their son’s recovery, Ines and Sandro decided to surprise both the pair of new grandparents. They wanted to see the reactions of their parents when they saw their grandson on their doorsteps.
It was also a double surprise for granddad Gianni as he discovered his first grandchild was also to be named after him.
Ines said: “This was when my idea of surprising our parents came to fruition – it gave me something to look forward to. Watching them react from this perspective was exciting and overwhelming – we just took him home that day we hadn’t even gone home from the hospital yet.”
“I knew that for my parents Gianni and Marianna – who were becoming first-time grandparents – that going through this was hard on them so the joy on their faces was worth the planning behind their backs.”
The grandparents were very happy to meet their grandson and could not help but show their relieved and happy reaction.
“We also surprised my dad by naming our baby after him, so his connection was established. For baby Gianni’s paternal grandparents Renato and Bernardina this was their last grandchild – Gianni became the 6th – so when he came home, the family became complete.”
Sources:
- https://youtu.be/AuhcW6VRows
- https://happilynews.com/couple-surprise-parents-with-grandchild-on-doorsteps-of-their-houses-after-50-days-in-nicu/
- https://madlyodd.com/couple-brings-baby-home/
- https://readloud.net/
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