Saturday, January 21, 2012 ~ Day 2

We didn’t sleep a whole lot the first night, mostly due to the nurses coming in every hour to check on us. I doubt I would have slept much anyway because I was breast feeding Rose. She slept in the hospital bassinet beside me while Tim slept in the fold-out bed. Tim was very helpful and if I needed something he got up right away. Being swollen and sore made it hard to get up & out of bed quickly so I really appreciated that.


I finally decided to get up (stay up) after 6:00 am. We ordered breakfast and I decided to take a shower on my own. I couldn’t wait to feel clean & refreshed. After showering I actually put some makeup on and did my hair (so glad I brought my blow dryer!). Tim had to run out to the car to get it for me that morning. I had left it in the car because I couldn’t remember if the hospital had them or not. I just needed to feel “normal” again. I still had my towel on my head when Rose began crying. Tim did the best he could to console her - he walked with her around the room & talked about random things. I overheard him telling her how pretty she was and how some day he would dance with her at her wedding. (I had a huge smile; that was so sweet to hear) Eventually I took her so she could be fed while I finished getting ready. This is taking multi-tasking to a whole new level! :)


My Dr. was not on call that weekend so another Dr. at his practice did rounds in his place. She came in and commented on how nice I looked for just having a baby. I told her I just had to feel refreshed (and I did!). I was worried about the pressing on my belly but it wasn’t too bad. The nurses had been doing it ever since I delivered Rose so I was already used to it. I had heard that breast feeding can cause the uterus to contract down resulting in more cramps but I didn’t notice a difference this time compared to when I delivered Sofia.


One reason we chose to deliver at the same hospital was the hospital staff. When we were there in 2010 with Sofia the compassion and support we received was amazing. We really felt comfortable going back there knowing how great the care would be. When we were admitted this time a few of the nurses commented how they remembered Sofia. (These were not even the nurses who directly cared for me at that time) One nurse commented that they saw Sofia’s name in my chart and they all remembered how beautiful she was and all the hair she had. It really meant a lot to us that over a year later she was still remembered there. On Saturday morning one of those nurses - the one who sat up with me the entire night after losing Sofia, talking with me about everything and anything just so I would feel better - she surprised us by stopping in our room to visit Rose. She popped in and said she heard that I was in the hospital having Sofia’s sister and had to come up on her day off to say hello. She thought we probably wouldn’t remember her and she said she colored her hair darker. We knew right away who she was and told her so. How nice to have so many people who cared. We brought a framed photo of Sofia to the hospital because we wanted her to be a part of the experience. She is after all part of our family too.


We figured there would be many visitors that day but as it turned out, nobody showed up until approx. 2:30 pm. It was nice to have Rose to ourselves all morning/afternoon. We took turns holding her and taking some photos. Then everyone showed up all at once. It was kind of nice to have all the visitors there at the same time and leave at the same time so we had quiet time once again. We were happy that people came to see Rose. We only had a couple more visitors before the evening turned into night.


Rose’s hearing test was that night and we decided we both wanted to accompany her. First she was weighed and she peed on the scale (and her blanket). We took photos of the wires hooked up to her for the hearing test. She looked like she had some big head phones on, jamming away. She passed the test and we went back to our room for some sleep.


Some photos from the day:


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Our family photo, including Sofia. Hard to smile when she isn't here physically...

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Rose being weighed before her hearing test. She was just slightly jaundiced and down from her birth weight, but nothing too concerning. She did not like being naked and peed on her blanket!

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Daddy keeping Rose calm. She just stares up at him whenever he talks- so sweet.

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Hearing test (or jam session, haha)

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