We sure have had a change of scenery these past few weeks. Our life pretty much revolves around the hospital. We wake up around 6, shower, get ready and are out the door to beat the early morning traffic by 7. We like to be at the hospital by 8 for her first care time of the day and then to be present for the doctors rounds. During this time, they update us on all her current stats and then plans for the rest of the day and/or week. We are able to ask the neonatologist and nurse practitioners any questions we might have and it's a great opportunity to be apart of her medical care and apart of the "team".
We normally spend the rest of the day here. Between pumping, her care times and a least one or two snuggle sessions a day (depending on how she is doing), there really isn't much time to get away. Ben and I do make a point to leave campus for lunch and get some fresh air, this is also a good stretch of time that Eleanor is just sleeping away so it gives us time to take a minute just him and I.
Ben has the flexibility to work from home, so he does a lot of his work in the waiting room area and he also has had to go into the office a few times. He has been so helpful to our family. He does take time out of the day to go home and let Bexley out and make sure things are good at home before he runs right back up to the hospital in time for snuggles and feedings. He goes above and beyond and Eleanor and I are so grateful for him and all he does for our little family. He works hard, takes care of the behind the scenes so I can be here and is present for us. What more could we ask for.
In the evening, we will bring a cooler of some of the dinners that have so graciously been provided to us, find a spot in the cafeteria and have a "date night" of sorts. We love this time to debrief about the day so far with our girl. I will say too, we haven't had this many dates in awhile. It's a very humbling experience being here. It's brought us closer then we have ever been. We have found little places in the hospital where we like to go after dinner to "people watch". Our favorite time right now, is the nurse shift change and watching all of them come and go. It's amazing what you get excited about once you are here for awhile.....
We then make it back upstairs for Eleanor's 8 o'clock care time. This is what Ben and I like to call her bedtime routine. We like to get her ready for a good nights sleep before we go home to get some rest. It's our favorite. We love weigh in time each night, we now look forward to Thursday's cause it's head and body measurement night and our favorite yet is bath night. It's the little things y'all.
Once we tuck her in, we gather our belongings and head home around 9. Once we get home we pretty much crash into bed, wake up a few times to pump and then are up at 6 to do it all again.
I wouldn't change this routine for the world. People ask me, don't you get tired of sitting in a hospital all day long? Nope, I don't. This is where our daughter is, this is where I need to and want to be. We are here and here is good.
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