Yesterday went ok emotionally, a little misty every now and then. A moment that was surprisingly sad was cutting off all of our name tag wrist bands, yuck.
Last night it was Kristen's night to hold him. The main overhead lights were off on our end of the NICU, so they took his eye coverings off. He still had on all of the head gear, but it has been pretty rare we get a glimpse of the top half of his face... and not only were they uncovered, but he opened up his eyes and was looking at us and around for about 10 minutes, half of how long we got to have him out of the bed. It was so great. It's great to see him respond to voices and noise, it makes him more real, since most of the time he is behind plastic. We can reach in and hold part of him while he's in there, but having his eyes open and look right at us was a great treat for the going home day. When it was time to get him back into his bed, while the nurse and respitory therapist were getting the bed and machines ready, Kristen spoke to the then sleeping Greydon. When she said "OK, Greydon it's time we have to say goodbye" he reopened his eyes and looked right at her..... oh so nice.
Kristen is home..... YEAH!! She is on high blood pressure medication, reevaluating after 6 weeks, and for 6 weeks is not supposed to lift anything heavier than a jug of milk... great to have her home.
4 comments:
What a tender moment, that's just awesome! Kristen, you be sure to get plenty of rest, don't overdo. I know it's hard, but the better you are to yoursefl now, the sooner it will pay off. Calvin, I would say a few naps are in order for you as well!!! Our love as always.
If you need anything Please let us know! Looking in their eyes NEVER gets old.....I am glad you can enjoy that right now
Man, that post is so sweet it made me cry.... I am so happy for you guys, and you should know how inspiring your amazing attitudes are. Hope I can see you soon.
I am so sad I had to leave.
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