(7/15)
Friday morning we got up early and headed to the hospital.. We absolutely didn't want to miss the Urology resident so we made sure we'd be there by 7:30.. Jocko made the comment that since we were going to get there early they probably wouldn't show up until noon! Isn't that the truth.. So we got there, made sure they hadn't been there, and waited! And waited! LOL.. They are always there before 8 and I think it was about 8:30 before they showed up.. Go figure! We were still just as happy to see them though!
She came in and told us she was going to pull BrynLee's other stint.. This stint was coming out through her belly so I knew better than to stay.. We had the curtain pulled since I had just finished breast feeding, so I could have just stood on the other side of the curtain, but I was headed for the hall! I didn't want to have to hear her scream again! I got about halfway across the room when I heard, "There's really no reason you can't go home after today." Jocko asked, "After today, so we can go home tomorrow?" And she said, "No, you can probably go this afternoon!" I didn't even make it to the door before I turned around and headed back in there! I was so excited I didn't even realize what I was doing! By the time I turned around the curtain she said, "There we go, all done!" Apparently it wasn't that bad because BrynLee wasn't even fussing! And I was preparing for blood, guts and screaming! LOL..
Jocko was so excited he wanted to head and clean the room right then! I told him if he wanted to wait for me I'd be a little bit, but if he wanted to go that was fine.. He waited.. A little impatiently, but he waited!
We went back to the room and cleaned, checked out and back to the hospital all in about 30 minutes! We didn't want to miss the doctors for rounds, so we hurried! (Remember this for a later post! haha)
When we got back, sure enough, we'd missed them! Our nurse said it was all very short and sweet. They basically said, "Get em out of here!"
We filled prescriptions, went down to Dr. Wallis's office and scheduled BrynLee's appointment, called the pediatrician and scheduled that, had to fight with insurance for a minute and ate lunch.. When we got back to the room we waited! For what, I have no idea! Paperwork I suppose, but there really wasn't even much of that..
The nurse was trying to find out how they wanted us to transport her! Technically, she's supposed to be carried out in a carseat, but where she has to have her car bed, that's pretty much impossible! So they told her to push her out in her bed.. Ya, I can see security running us down because we're pushing a baby around in a hospital bed! I suggested what they did with me when Koby was discharged from the NICU.. They wouldn't even let him leave in a carseat, I had to hold him while being pushed in a wheelchair until we got outside, then we could put him in his carseat.. So she asked the head nurse and she said that was ok..
We waited some more, I nursed BrynLee and finally we got the ok to go.. Jocko had already made 15 trips back and forth from the room to the car and back! They'd bring us one piece of paper and he'd have to run it to the car! LOL.. Ok, I'm exaggerating a little.. ; )
We got her into the carbed (it's seriously a pain in the @$$!) and headed for the freeway! She cried until the bottom of the hill, but then she was bounced and vibrated to sleep! She didn't look comfortable at all! I was sitting in the middle row and she was in the very back. I couldn't leave her back there alone, so that's where I rode home.. I made a few phone calls and at about Brigham I finally laid down for a nap.. I didn't feel like I'd slept long, but when I woke up we were in Juniper! I wasn't awake long before BrynLee was up too.. I got her out and fed her the rest of the way home!
It was so, so great to see home! Nothing has felt better.. For some reason, that's when the exhaustion set in! I haven't been more tired in my life! Maybe it was because I knew I could finally relax! I didn't have to be running back and forth from the hospital to the room.. I didn't have to walk 100 miles every day! I didn't have to make sure my phone was right next to me in case the hospital called!
I couldn't believe Aybri when I saw her! She was HUGE! I know I was away from her for over a week and the hole time I was holding a tiny baby, but I know she grew! She looked so big! I know her hair grew and got sun bleached! It was so good to see her and give her a hug! She acted like it was nothing.. Like we were picking her up from a trip to Burley, not 2 1/2 weeks later! LOL.. She's such a little trooper!
Later that evening sissy got home! She wasn't wanting to come home until she got here.. Then I think she was ready to be here! She's definately gotten some sun, she has the perfect little swimsuit tan!
BrynLee ate at about 10PM and didn't get up again until 2AM, then again at 6.. I was surprised because I'd never been with her through the night.. Some nurses told me she'd sleep most of the night, and some nurses told me she was fussy, so I had no idea what to expect.. It works for me! At least she wasn't up every 2 hours! :)
Wow, what a journey! I know it's not even close to over, but the last 2 weeks have been so trying! So emotional, so exhausting, yet so humbling! I love my baby girl and I wouldn't have her any other way! She's amazing.. So sweet and so special! I love you so much BrynLee!
We get to go home!
