Checking Out Strollers
Hello to everyone.
Not much to update today. After a late breakfast, we spent the morning looking at baby furniture. We may have decided upon the immediately necessary items. Now we need to do a little comparative shopping.
Rebecca's sister, Rochelle, drove down from Fort Collins to take Rebecca to lunch and a little shopping. The girls headed into Olde Town Arvada where they found a fancy hotdog place. They also visited Pensey's. It was a little too much activity, perhaps. Rebecca is sleeping now as I write.
Xavier Michael has been active. He is something of a night owl, especially since moving south.
To you all, thank you for your prayers and support.
Rebecca's First Home-cooked Meal in Weeks
Hello to you all.
Thank you for your prayers.
Today was an easy-going day. Rebecca finally got to sleep about three AM, but slept until nine-ish. We went grocery shopping and to Pensey's Spices. The trip, though relatively short, was draining. Returning home, Rebecca laid down while I worked on lunch/dinner.
Xavier has been active today, we're telling him "100 grams, buddy".
We are praying over Xavier's growth and health, and also the strength and health of the placenta. Great is our God!
Thank you all for your support.
Rebecca shops for food stuff so the Southern Outpost had something else besides shelf-stable bachelor meals. We started with a list of four items, but the store just called to us!
Prepared and cooked while Rebecca slept and rested. Manicotti, fresh-baked Italian bread and steamed broccoli.
Dinner is served
Rebecca Goes Home
Hello to you all.
Today is the day Rebecca was discharged from the hospital. When I arrived and headed to the elevator, I heard a "Hey" yelled from down the hall. Turning, I saw Rebecca with a breakfast burrito in hand and headed for a sunny place to enjoy it. After breakfast, we packed up the hospital room. It is amazing how much stuff we brought into the room over the last three weeks!
Rebecca was hooked up to a fetal monitor and watched and listened to Xavier's heart for the next twenty minutes. It ranged from the high 130s to mid 150s.
Team Xavier met with us again so we could ask any questions we thought of since yesterday and to schedule next week's appointments. They were all happy that Rebecca and Xavier are well enough to be outpatients.
Before leaving, we toured the NICU. What an amazing place! The nurse who gave us the tour explained what they do and how care is given. The wing we toured had nearly fifty preemies. I asked about the number of babies under their care, and learned that this hospital is a regional preemie center; they even had a baby from England. This further underscored to us University Hospital's reputation and quality of care.
We left the hospital about 12:45, and the breakfast burrito had run its course. We considered Culver's, but did not want to drive into Thornton. Instead, we spent two hours at Three Margaritas, a restaurant closer to home. It was nearly empty at 1:30 and the place was quiet and comfortable to decompress from the morning.
When we pulled into the Southern Outpost's garage, we were greeted by our neighbor, then by Lena as we opened the front door. Rebecca rested a couple of hours after getting home, while I unloaded the car. Later, we took the dog for a short walk, then retired to the living room to watch TV while Rebecca lays on her left side. Rebecca says "after the hospital bed, this couch isn't that bad." That is a statement because the couch has seen its better days!
Xavier, we think, likes it at home, too. He has been active much of the evening.
Always, thank you for your prayers and support.
It took a while, but we got the room packed up and ready to go. We collected a lot in three weeks.
Trying to remain incognito, Rebecca arrives home.
After the neighbor across the street, Lena is the first to welcome Rebecca to the Southern Outpost. Poof the cat just looked on, then found another room to be in; eventually, she decided to welcome mom home.