11:55pm
We did have one hiccup during the week. Wednesday, one of my normal days off, the big girls and I decided to go to the pool. We went later in the afternoon and my plan was to be there until about 5:30, come home and shower, eat dinner which would be ready in the crockpot, then have the big girls hit the sack. Well that didn't happen...so much for plans. :) We ended up having a side trip to Children's Mercy urgent care...
At about 5:15, Aili and Brooklan were walking up the stairs to go down the family side; I was sitting with my feet in the pool on the other side of the slide, so I couldn't see the stairs. The next thing I see is Brooklan with Aili at the bottom of the stairs and Brooklan telling me Aili is hurt; she had slipped on the stairs. I jump in the pool and go grab her and I see blood, a cut on her chin, and once I get her out of the pool and look closer, it is apparent she will need stitches. I call Josh and we prepare to head to Children's Mercy. All ended up going very well. Brooklan was a big help; as we stopped at home for me to get changed and to get clothes for Aili, she ran out a snack for Aili and a couple stuffed animals for her too. :) Aili was great; she shed a few tears right after she fell and didn't shed another tear after that, even through the stitches. So proud of her. Aili now has 4 stitches on her chin and is taking full advantage; she is using the excuse that she needs medicine--so that she can get out of bed at night after we put her down; it worked on me last night, but not tonight. ;)
Even though we were at a different Children's Mercy location on Wednesday, it brought back a lot of memories. The first thing I noticed that really took me back was the jacket the triage nurse had on...a jacket with a quote from Dr. Suess; a lot of nurses at Children's Mercy Downtown, where Avelyn was, had a jacket like this.--They were really promoting reading to your babies and they even gave a free Dr. Seuss book to each baby/family.--We were given "The Nose Book," so it was one of the books we read to Avelyn many times. :) As I sat there on Wednesday with Aili, I was reminded of the tremendous care we received while Avelyn was in the hospital. Such great nurses, doctors, social worker, cafeteria workers (one guy we met--Darryl-- was so positive), lactation consultant, respiratory therapists, child life specialists (who helped our big girls), chaplains, receptionists, nurse practitioners, and they even had a group of practioners called the PaCT team who were available to help with whatever/whenever you needed it, and probably many others I am forgetting too. So thankful for all the help we received...and more importantly all the love and care they were able to give our precious baby girl. Since Avelyn has passed, we have received personal cards from a few folks there and 2 of Avelyn's nurses even came to her memorial service. So thankful. It was so tough having our precious daughter go through something like Avelyn had to, but so much grief, stress, and worry was eased by knowing the care she received was backed by caring, loving hands & hearts. We were truly blessed by this.
We did have one hiccup during the week. Wednesday, one of my normal days off, the big girls and I decided to go to the pool. We went later in the afternoon and my plan was to be there until about 5:30, come home and shower, eat dinner which would be ready in the crockpot, then have the big girls hit the sack. Well that didn't happen...so much for plans. :) We ended up having a side trip to Children's Mercy urgent care...
At about 5:15, Aili and Brooklan were walking up the stairs to go down the family side; I was sitting with my feet in the pool on the other side of the slide, so I couldn't see the stairs. The next thing I see is Brooklan with Aili at the bottom of the stairs and Brooklan telling me Aili is hurt; she had slipped on the stairs. I jump in the pool and go grab her and I see blood, a cut on her chin, and once I get her out of the pool and look closer, it is apparent she will need stitches. I call Josh and we prepare to head to Children's Mercy. All ended up going very well. Brooklan was a big help; as we stopped at home for me to get changed and to get clothes for Aili, she ran out a snack for Aili and a couple stuffed animals for her too. :) Aili was great; she shed a few tears right after she fell and didn't shed another tear after that, even through the stitches. So proud of her. Aili now has 4 stitches on her chin and is taking full advantage; she is using the excuse that she needs medicine--so that she can get out of bed at night after we put her down; it worked on me last night, but not tonight. ;)
Even though we were at a different Children's Mercy location on Wednesday, it brought back a lot of memories. The first thing I noticed that really took me back was the jacket the triage nurse had on...a jacket with a quote from Dr. Suess; a lot of nurses at Children's Mercy Downtown, where Avelyn was, had a jacket like this.--They were really promoting reading to your babies and they even gave a free Dr. Seuss book to each baby/family.--We were given "The Nose Book," so it was one of the books we read to Avelyn many times. :) As I sat there on Wednesday with Aili, I was reminded of the tremendous care we received while Avelyn was in the hospital. Such great nurses, doctors, social worker, cafeteria workers (one guy we met--Darryl-- was so positive), lactation consultant, respiratory therapists, child life specialists (who helped our big girls), chaplains, receptionists, nurse practitioners, and they even had a group of practioners called the PaCT team who were available to help with whatever/whenever you needed it, and probably many others I am forgetting too. So thankful for all the help we received...and more importantly all the love and care they were able to give our precious baby girl. Since Avelyn has passed, we have received personal cards from a few folks there and 2 of Avelyn's nurses even came to her memorial service. So thankful. It was so tough having our precious daughter go through something like Avelyn had to, but so much grief, stress, and worry was eased by knowing the care she received was backed by caring, loving hands & hearts. We were truly blessed by this.