and we've been moved upstairs! as of yesterday, we are back on the third floor.
seeing as Ford has, for the vast majority of his existence so far, only been moved from his crib, to the rocking chair next to it, back to the crib, he seemed to much enjoy the new-ness of movement and scenery of the transfer. and not long after we got set up in the room, did he need to go downstairs for an ECG. for this trip he got to ride in a stroller for the first time! he seemed to also like that very much. it was a bit of a production as he and his stroller were accompanied by his feeding pump and an oxygen tank, so it actually took three of us to wheel it all around. he may become quite the diva, getting used to an entourage to carry his things.
at first unsure of the stroller business:
all hooked up for his ECG (luckily he got to just stay in the stroller for the test, which looks rather involved, but is actually very quick, and, apparently, very affordable at $15 to pharmacare):
from first stroller rides, to another first - wearing pants! (note sleeping Nick in the background. we've both mastered the rocking chair naps in ICU - though now that we have our own room, we also have our own bed we can properly lay down to nap on, which is wonderful):
Nick stayed over for the first night, and I'll be doing the honours tonight. Ford slept very little last night and Nick is exhausted today. apparently, so is Ford as he's been asleep for the past 6 hours and it's only 6pm... hm.... what are the chances he'll sleep at all tonight while I'm on duty?
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oh so cute, he looks likea bit of a bruiser in these photos! enjoy the newness Ford! hope tonight is alright. if you can't sleep, eat, I swear it helps! xoxo, Suz
ReplyDeleteHear, hear! (about sleep being tradeable for food, which is a good thing, because I can't be too optimistic about a sleep-through-the-night scenario. As to who will be entertaining whom--I'm not even gonna guess. Maybe you can take turns, Christa and Ford.) And woo-hoo! (for Upstairs, Strollers, Trousers, etc.) Nice new blog banner, too! Is it knitting, or is it computer graphics? Either way, when I first laid eyes on it, I wondered, hopefully, if it meant a move up in the world, where there'd be space to mess around with arts & crafts on occasion. Oh, those eyes of yours, Ford! One day you can patent that "I'm-not-so-sure-about-this..." expression just like Zoolander did his classic vacant (or was it meant to be inscrutable? or too, too cool?) stare. Christa and Nick, have you got crikky necks after so many rocking-chair snoozes? I hope you were lucky enough to have either real or makeshift "neck pillows"--you know, those big squashy horseshoe-shaped things? I don't think I could survive a Greyhound trip without one. Well, sweet dreams--if not tonight, then in installments tomorrow--and lots of love, Elaine.
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