Monday, December 10, 2012

A Day in the Life of This NICU Mom

Wake up.

Open my laptop to check the Interwebs.

Get mad that the Internet is not working.

Get mad at myself for getting mad about the Internet not working.

Vow to go on an Internet fast.  Someday.

Eat the breakfast that I bought the night before in the hospital cafeteria.

Get crumbs in bed.

Laugh at how annoyed Steve would get if I was getting crumbs in bed at home.

Miss Steve.

Get dressed.  Remember to put on my all-access NICU parent pass.

Walk to the hospital.

Wash my hands.

Talk to Levi's nurse.

Hold Levi for a couple of hours.

Change Levi's diaper.

Wash my hands

Buy lunch in the hospital cafeteria.

Walk back from the hospital.

Eat lunch in bed.

Get crumbs in bed.

Miss Steve.

Play on the Interwebs/read for my graduate classes/take a nap/sometimes do more than one of those things at the same time.

Walk to the hospital.

Wash my hands.

Change Levi's diaper.

Wash my hands.

Hold Levi for a few hours.

Wash my hands.

Buy dinner in the hospital cafeteria.

Walk back from the hospital.

Eat dinner in bed.

Get crumbs in bed.

Miss Steve.

Call Grandma and Grandpa Busch and Grandma and Grandpa Alston and give them the Levi Report.

Walk to the hospital.

Wash my hands.

Change Levi's diaper.

Wash my hands.

Hold Levi for a couple of hours.

Wash my hands.

Walk back from the hospital.

Call Steve and get the Kaitlyn Report.

Say prayer with Steve before saying goodnight.

Miss Steve.

Try to practice good sleep hygiene by not getting on the Internet so close to bedtime.

Fail.

Play on the Internet.

Go to sleep and do it all again.

2 comments:

Jennifer Harris said...

This must be such a hard time for you. I know you must be missing Kaitlyn and Steve and worried about Levi. I hope he grows quickly and you are able to take him home soon and your family can be reunited again.

Jill said...

Angie, Congratulations on a new, sweet, little one! He is so tiny but I'm sure will grow into a great companion for his cute sister! I wish you the best and hopefully it won't be long until your family can be together again.