Yesterday I took Sebastian and Olivia and went to Portland ... it felt weird to do the drive back towards the hospital again and I was so glad that Olivia was keeping me company and thinking of other things as we were driving.
First we went to the airport post office to drop off a great big box of milk for little N ... here is to hoping that it arrives fully frozen by this afternoon. I am thinking lots of frosty thoughts. I am so nervous about it but hopefully it will all be well. The post office worker looked at my box and saw that it was marked "Handle With Care - Human Milk" and said "I guess it is perishable???" Yep - extremely!!! Ship fast and keep cool :-)
I was able to get over 300 ounces in the cooler but I still have at least another 700 ounces in the freezer. Hopefully the shipment will go off without a hitch and I will ship one more box. But I am also going to figure out the logistics of my car for when we leave to do the drive next week to see if I can fit the rest of the milk in coolers and take to L's mom and dad's house instead of shipping it....
After the airport we went to the hospital. Since it was after 5PM, I had to return my pump to the Family Birth Center. It felt strange going back in there and I realized that I actually do not remember my transport from OR recovery to my room in that department... Anyways it was just so bitter sweet walking past the entrance to the NICU, past the maternity ward, and into the family birth center .. so many feelings went flushing through my heart. I hope to never return to these hospital hall ways again - as we walked back to the car all I could do was cry.
Olivia did NOT like me crying! I know the sadness will linger but I will try to focus on the good things... such as great pictures of a sweet sweet baby boy who is now over 7 1/2 pounds!! Way to go N ... and way to go to N's mama who is doing a great job getting him to eat eat eat!!!
Reinforcements are on the way .... hopefully in a very frosty condition!!!
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