Grow baby, grow

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” 
― Albert Einstein

Here we are again. Having trouble with the ventilator. Little Finn is having a bit of a rough morning but the Doctors are quite optimistic that once we get over this hump he will be able to be left alone again and continue to grow. We continue to be optimistic he will, once again, persevere.

This weekend, Uncle Heath came to visit. He has been such a help with keeping us distracted, keeping us laughing, and keeping our heads on straight (mostly my head). It is difficult being in the medical field and not paying attention to every detail of Finn's care. After a day like yesterday, I have learned that it will cause me to go insane. Kyle said it best when he told me that I am not a nurse right now, I am a Mom. That brought me a good prospective and I have been trying not to dive into every detail....it makes the ups and downs so much more severe when I do.  I tried a new angle last night and just let go a little bit from my control-freak tendencies and let the nurses call me if there was a problem. I slept so much better that way. It takes a lot for me to do this but it did work. Kyle and Heath were right :)

We continue to have food delivered to our house from our friends and family. It continues to be a helpful relief than having to worry about what to eat. We have gotten everything from Chili by Kari, beans and ham by Ann,lasagna by Vanessa, Mac and Cheese from Neil, and a whole roasted chicken from Deb! I am 100% sure the food we have frozen will be a huge help when Finn comes home and in the months to come. Couldn't be happier with everyone's generosity (and Bernie likes to try and sample all of the cuisine as well).

Kyle's Mom will be coming up today and staying with us through the week. We are looking forward to seeing her. As the neonatologist- Dr. Pillars- said today, "it is time for Finn to get better". I agree.