To Do...
This week. Ira is supposedly coming home this week. The nurses keep telling me not to say that out loud kinda like Harry isn't supposed to speak the name of "He Who Must Not Be Named." While I'm extremely excited about this development, there is much to do. Here's the list:
1) Get Ira a car seat.
2) Find a pharmacy that will prescribe Viagra in liquid form. So far, empty, blank stares from pharmacists talked to.
3) Spend the night in the transition room on the NICU floor with Ira to show that we are capable. Last time we stayed in this room, Ira was on ECMO. Not looking forward to it.
4) Clean, scrub, hose down, blast the apartment. I don't want a germ living in our place.
5) Clean Jersey the dog. Scrub him, hose him down but maybe we shouldn't blast him.
6) Call the 911 officers and local fire dept and notify them of Ira's condition and the equipment we'll be having in our apartment.
7) Receive Ira's equipment at home.
8) Contact pediatrician and make appointment for end of week.
9) Rearrange apartment so Ira, his equipment and nurse can fit. Can anyone magically add a couple hundred square feet to our place?
10) circumcise Ira. Umm, this is going to be tricky.
Oh, and by the way, they say Ira's coming home on Wednesday so we gotta get all this done in the next two days. Bring it! I just want my boy home!
1) Get Ira a car seat.
2) Find a pharmacy that will prescribe Viagra in liquid form. So far, empty, blank stares from pharmacists talked to.
3) Spend the night in the transition room on the NICU floor with Ira to show that we are capable. Last time we stayed in this room, Ira was on ECMO. Not looking forward to it.
4) Clean, scrub, hose down, blast the apartment. I don't want a germ living in our place.
5) Clean Jersey the dog. Scrub him, hose him down but maybe we shouldn't blast him.
6) Call the 911 officers and local fire dept and notify them of Ira's condition and the equipment we'll be having in our apartment.
7) Receive Ira's equipment at home.
8) Contact pediatrician and make appointment for end of week.
9) Rearrange apartment so Ira, his equipment and nurse can fit. Can anyone magically add a couple hundred square feet to our place?
10) circumcise Ira. Umm, this is going to be tricky.
Oh, and by the way, they say Ira's coming home on Wednesday so we gotta get all this done in the next two days. Bring it! I just want my boy home!
posted by jch at
7:26 PM
7 Comments:
We've been looking forward to this post for many months! My wife and I have been blessed by your family's faithfulness throughout this experience, and we look forward to Ira's arrival as you prepare a safe place for him. Wishing you shalom for the journey.
Wow. wow. wow. We are in awe. Ira is going home. Your family will be together in your home. Wow. God is hearing your prayers, your begging, your tears...He is smiling with you now. Wow. We love you. We believed. Almighty God, thank you.
CONGRATULATIONS! Use new eyes to view every part of your apartment and reconsider how things can be stored, arranged, etc. You'll find the extra space. It'll be a squeeze, but you can do it.
Just a thought on #10 - you could always skip the circumcision. One less thing to worry about and definitely a lot of pain avoided. We opted out for our two boys and haven't had any problems.
HERE COMES WEDNESDAY!! Yippee!
That's wonderful. I am just a lurker but I still pray for you. I am glad you will be able to be a whole family without the NICU being involved!
I look forward to hearing of Ira's successful transition home!
Tears of joy are flowing.
I am so thrilled for you guys or as we say in West Texas, YALL!
I felt a little weird saying something since I don't really know you guys but since some other folks have brought it up...We have two girls now but if we have any boys they won't be circumcised. The AAP doesn't recommend it anymore.
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