Vitamin D

Saturday, Dr. Cook visited us and checked on how things were going. Again, he was very encouraging and we enjoyed another positive report. He had three main concerns:

1. Meet with NICU doctors to hear stats on babies born at 28-29 weeks. (No thank you. Instead, a NICU doctor brought us a book to educate ourselves. I like to stay informed and I know the stats. But I process information better reading on my own - I'll ask questions if I have them. I absolutely hate hearing out loud the "what if's" and I just don't see the point. Yes, if you are born in the next two weeks, we may face the listed struggles. But these doctors don't take God into consideration. We are making it well past 29 weeks, Little Miracles, and He is going to keep you safe.)

2. Getting me out of my hospital room and back to taking daily wheelchair rides

3. Vitamin D added to my long list of pills

Sunday, Dr. Cook returned and your daddy proudly proclaimed, "Vitamin D pills are on their way today!"

Dr. Cook smiled, "Good, good." Then he peered out the window, "But you know, it really is a beautiful day. Maybe today we skip the pills and get some natural vitamin D outside?"

Well, your daddy was all over it! He left almost immediately and hunted down a wheelchair for me. He was so excited to show me the "excitement" of the first floor - including the gift shop and a teeny-tiny door that has perplexed him for weeks!

tiny door....that leads to someone's office!!

It's quite sad how happy leaving the third floor made me! After roaming the new hallways for a bit, we headed out for a stroll around the parking lot. After being outside for less than 2 minutes, your daddy spun me around and headed back to the building. "I know where we need to go! Hold on....let's see if I can find a cut through."

Five minutes later we were back outside, on the opposite end of the building. He was very determined to get us wherever it was he was taking us...

look at that focus and determination

I soon realized where we were and saw the park across the street. During my first stay, my daily wheelchair rides included a stop at a large window where I would watch the kids playing at the park. I never made it downstairs during my first stay, but just watching the park would cheer me up. "You said in your post Saturday that you were sad that we wouldn't be able to take maternity pics in a park. Maybe we still can! We could always come here!" I was beyond excited - first to be outdoors, in a beautiful park with fall colors surrounding me, but second to have such a thoughtful husband who tried to solve my woes after reading my pity party post. I would have been perfectly content rolling around the parking lot looking at cars, but this was so much better!