We spent the 8 months in intensive care, and were warned of disastrous brain damage, similarly to you, our girl was about 2lb, and even now is in the bottom 1% for her size. A few months later, she's months behind, but is crawling, trying to stand, babbling and playing. She's weak with one of her arms and that might be permanent, but babies brains are incredible.

The hard thing has been just not knowing. Some of the symptoms may yet take years to manifest, but take each day as it comes, celebrate every milestone no matter how small or how late it comes.

I won't lie, it's been hard as fuck, and I find myself getting incredibly frustrated with the moaning of parents of normal kids who cant imagine this struggle.

It's taken months to accept it, and it might do for you as well but I'm sure once things sink in you'll love him no matter what and give him the best life you can.