It's hard to believe Sweet Pea has already been here with us for over a week. Things have still gone really smoothly for the most part. Sure, I've had completely overwhelmed and stressed times, but overall it's truly been a joy to have her here.
I've spent a lot of time on the phone, setting up doctor's appointment and getting everything of hers switched over to our address. It's funny-- usually I hate having to call people on the phone, but when it's for her I don't even think twice about it. I took her to a pediatrician appointment Friday to establish her as a new patient. We were there forever with them asking all about her history and medical needs. Luckily I have a lot of that, but there is so much paperwork that it's damn near impossible to find the exact thing they're asking for at any given moment. It was reassuring to hear that they didn't have any major concerns about her at this time other than her weight, so we're putting her on a higher calorie formula (which she gets free(!) and should be delivered right to our house next week). Sweet Pea was a good sport through it all, but finally melted down at the end. She had just fallen asleep when the nurse came in to give her two shots. So as we're leaving, there's me trying to carry all of our stuff with Sweet Pea just screaming away from being so tired and just having gotten shots and having a dirty diaper too. We could not get out of there fast enough. I felt exhausted afterward, but still had so much to do that I couldn't hardly think straight. Thank goodness my mom was here all day, to help with the babies and to just give me a bit of a break. I cannot even begin to express what a lifesaver she has already been through all of this.
This weekend has seemed quiet and peaceful with just having one baby here. I'm watching Sweet Pea sleeping in her swing and she looks so adorable. I've continued to be amazed with the generosity of our friends and family. Our house looks like Babies R Us exploded in here. Before we got Sweet Pea, some friends had talked about throwing a baby shower, but it doesn't even look like we need anything right now. I wouldn't even know what to register for and that is such a blessing. People keep coming by to meet Sweet Pea and bringing us clothes, diapers, everything you could imagine. I think the only money I have spent on her so far was to buy some vitamins. Everything else just appears here and we soooo appreciate it.
We'll be taking Sweet Pea to have tubes put in her ears tomorrow morning. I'm mostly nervous about this because she can't have anything to eat after midnight tonight. We have to be at the hospital at 6:30am and the surgery is at 8am. I know when she is hungry, there is no distracting her or calming her without feeding her. Should be interesting. I plan to try to feed her at 11:30 tonight whether she's awake or not and just hope for the best. I'm really interested to see the effects of the surgery too. She's having it done because she's failed several hearing tests. We can tell she can hear some, but not well. I've read she may be really overwhelmed or bothered by noises at first afterward. She is such a good, sound sleeper now-- I hope we don't lose that. Hopefully it all goes smoothly. Wish us luck!
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