Zion Harvey, an adorable 8-year-old boy who made history with his double hand transplant at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, has been discharged from the hospital, and went home to Baltimore on Wednesday.

Zion Harvey lost his arms and legs to a life-threatening infection when he was just two years old. He later needed a kidney transplant, and was put on immunosuppressant drugs for the rest of his life.

Zion medical history made him the ideal candidate to be the first kid in the world to get new hands. Zion's mother Pattie Ray said, "The challenges facing Zion are new, but his determination should overcome them. He's already done so many amazing things".

As per reports, until Zion's surgery in July, no child had ever received a single hand, let alone two, because transplants require lifelong immune suppression.

Doctors said Zion was uniquely suited to receive the transplant because he was already taking antirejection drugs to protect the kidney he received at age 4 from his mother, Pattie Ray.

His unusual medical profile was the result of a life-threatening bloodstream infection at age 2 that required amputation of his hands and feet, and ruined his kidneys.

The hospital released video and new photos of Zion, who became celebrity after the surgery was announced July 28. In the video, Zion can be seen using his hands in music therapy and other activities, his wrists still puffy beneath the bandages.

Furthermore in the video, lead surgeon L. Scott Levin enters Zion's room and asks him to open his fist. As the slowly unfurl, Levin says, 'Whoa, dude!'

Zion, in the video, appears to be a happy child who seems fearless by his physical traumas and the fuss over him.