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theatokos ([personal profile] theatokos) wrote2008-06-16 05:03 pm
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The home stretch

Ok people. If ever the was a time my heart could get broken it's this week.

The doctors are gearing us up for Benn's release later this week. He hasn't had any bradys for a couple of days. His antibiotics will done on Thursday (I hate that he has to have them this early in his life, but it is clearing up his UTI). He has to pass the car seat test and have no more bradys and then..... Thursday or Friday he'll come home. !!! For the next two days I am going to spend 12 hours straight with him "rooming in." This way we can get more acquainted with one another and I can exclusively breast feed. Then, at night the nurses will bottle feed him (breast milk) so that he is fully ready to feed at home. In preparation for that the nurse removed his nasal tube today.

If he doesn't come home this time, I'm not sure I'll be able to withstand this start and stop, almost but not quite, back and forth.

I can't wait to get off hospital time and onto Benn time. I can't wait to take him for walks. To live a normal life with a baby. Sheesh. Let's get this started already!

[identity profile] teamrose.livejournal.com 2008-06-17 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
;] I knew it. I am so happy for you, for all three of you and I hope that it is everything you have hoped it to be. Enjoy these next two days and get us some damn pictures! ;D

Hopefully by Thursday we will both be bringing home babies, but I sincerely wish it for you.

[identity profile] ewigweibliche.livejournal.com 2008-06-17 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
Baaaaaabiieeeees!!!!

[identity profile] inkprincess.livejournal.com 2008-06-17 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
you're in the July group, did you have an early baby too? (i had a 34 weeker too)

[identity profile] teamrose.livejournal.com 2008-06-17 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
Boy or girl? How is your little one doing?

I am in the July group, but no baby yet! I am 37 weeks in two hours and have been having some signs of early labor. We'll see where they head!

[identity profile] inkprincess.livejournal.com 2008-06-17 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
girl (lily). she's doing great! home now for a little over a week.

[identity profile] teamrose.livejournal.com 2008-06-17 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations! Bless the both of you.

I contemplated naming my daughter lily jane or lily capri. I love that name, so light and sweet.