Day 13 at CHOP and How Patrick is doing

Explaining to your toddler that your baby can't come home just yet is really difficult. Patrick has always been a very easy going guy. We really didn't know WHAT to expect when Maura came. Of course, things were magnified when I disappeared fly by night with the bleeding and my placenta previa. Thankfully we made it possible for him to wake up to Daddy being home, but that week sent him into quite a spiral that we've got some recovering to do.



How do you tell this little person that you are sending him to a babysitter every day - even a bit later than usual - while you go and sit at the bedside of a newborn in the NICU? You can't explain it. The baby that was in your belly is not here...and there really is no explanation.

So when he begins to act up, he really doesn't have to explain himself either! We've had some spitting going on, yelling, cutting us off, and general "beastedness". He even pooped in the tub last night!



So we are trying to give him as much time as humanly possible. Trying to make him feel like he's a part of everything. We've been trying to be with him, take him to the park, and do special things with just him. We even got him new fish!

The day that Maura comes home might be the best thing for him..let's hope we can see that day sometime soon!