A Break From Routine

Short blog today-

It was great having Steve with me in Pensacola the entire day. It was a very social day for me which was a welcomed break from spending hours every day in NICU. Part of me felt bad for not spending as much time as I usually do with my baby, but I think a change in pace might be good to refresh my mommy batteries.

I got a quick visit in with Liam this morning before scooting off to breakfast with my girlfriend Ilka. Liam had a very restful night (thank goodness), but no progress. Still lots of green gastric juice, no dirty diapers. Steve stayed behind and caught up on some boy bonding while Ilka and I went to catch up on girl time. (By the way, Steve changed his first diaper today and did a fabulous job! It's pretty hard with all of his wires and tubes so I was impressed.)

It was great talking with someone from the outside about stuff other than just the hospital. I also loooved seeing her baby girl (I can't get over how quickly babies grow up!) so it was a nice pick-me-up to start the day.

I went back to the hospital for another quick visit before going out with my mommy friends who also drove over from Alabama today! Had a fabulous lunch with Laurie, Chasity, and Stephanie, catching up on what all has been going on while I've been gone. Everyone got a tour of the Ronald McDonald House today. I liked showing it off- it's so gorgeous here! My home away from home.

Steve said Liam was great all morning and he continued to have a decent afternoon too. Mommy finally got her cuddle time with Liam and one of his favorite nurses, Nicole, totally pimped out his room. She got him a fluffy new blanket for his bed that looked like sand, she found a surf onsie and rustled up a fish mobile to hang over Liam's crib. We had been talking about the theme of his room at home so she wanted him all decked out in NICU. She also found a swing to try him out in when he was awake just for a change of position. He stayed asleep most of the afternoon so I didn't get to see him try out his new toy.

Steve and I snuck away for a movie date for us to enjoy some time together. RMH has worked out a deal with Rave movies where we got free movie passes, popcorn, and soda. What an amazing donation! It was great to take time out for ourselves. We ate out a quick dinner before reporting back for night duty in NICU. Liam was back to being fussy again, but his fluid was much more clear! Steve tried to soothe him as best he could, but Liam was having fitful sleep again. He seemed to settle into his crib well when we left, so we hope he gets some much-needed rest (and that his fluid stays looking good).