I got another few good smiles today, which was great and really does seem to make it feel not so bad. I feel frustrated that I cannot be at the hospital with them more, the days at work feel very long now. I keep telling myself that it is not forever and that it is worth being back at work now so I can be home with them when the time comes but it is starting to wear thin. Deb and I have never been separated like this for this long and it sucks.
The next thing is that the unit is getting packed now, I think they must be at capacity. Our little room that we had to just Nikarhn and us has now got four, two of which are in incubators so it is significantly more crowded. Some of the other families are not easy to get on with either, the weird hat wearing lady who came in and woke Sophie the other day is right next to us, Deb says she swears like a trooper too, what crap luck. At least Deb has her room down there and we can just kidnap Sophie and go hang out down there by ourselves, and it is less likely that she will be kicked out now as most of the other babies are younger or further away from going home than Sophie.
She is still not out of the woods but the path is getting clearer and the trees thinner, we can't quite see the edge of the forest but we know that it is there, somewhere.
Sorry about no pics but there just didn't seem to be anything new to make it worth getting the camera out.
Oh, wow, you have no idea how many new breastfeeding mothers would kill for an accurate measuring device! I think you guys are going to find it quite hard when you get home, lose all your scientific measuring devices and have to rely on the old 'six wet nappies a day' method! Specially Mr. Scientist Chris. Here's some more:
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I know what you mean about the doldrums, though I got there a LOT earlier! The longest Amy has stayed is ten days I think. At first you're just glad to be there, getting cared for, and everything else drops off the face of the earth. Then life starts to creep in again, you realize you have to go back to work, do the laundry, etc, all to be squeezed into a few hours a day!
Funny how when you first get there, you don't notice the other people much, they live there as far you know, you're too concerned about your child's health, but also feel almost like you've walked into someone else's living room.
Then as time goes by, the older folk move out and you become the resident, and soon the newbies are asking you where to get the hot water!
Hi Chris and Deb
ReplyDeleteI love reading your updates, so thank you and keep up the wonderful writing. We are coming to your afternoon tea tomorrow and look forward to seeing you.
Love Maria