I feel sooo relaxed today for the first time in 2+ weeks. It's such a relief to know Nadia is gaining weight and the next check up isn't for 2 weeks. Whew... There has been so much pressure with feeding her. In the NICU they'd empty her stomach to measure how much she got from me after I nursed her. Then there were all the weight checks. It still amazes me what a big deal the doctors in the NICU made the day she lost 5 grams. It was the first day that all her nutrition was from me (no IV, no formula by stomach
tube). I think actually that was pretty amazing that she pretty much held her own that day. There are 28 grams in an ounce so 5 grams is really a very tiny amount!!! Even this Wednesday she was weighed before and after I nursed her. The second reason I feel very relaxed is that our house is under contract! We put it on the market almost exactly 4 months ago. It's so nice to know it won't be shown any more - no more getting everything "just so" and having to leave the house at random times. We were so excited about the offer, but we were nervous since Edward hadn't seen the house yet. It is a tremendous relief now that he has been 
here and the inspections have been completed (well we won't get the radon test results until Monday). We are soooo grateful that we can move on August 11 as it means Paul will only have a long commute to PSU for just one week! PTL! One thing we will probably miss about this house will be all the wildlife. I am doubting we'll see so much wildlife at our new house. Here are some photos I took yesterday of two turkeys with their babies (the baby turkeys are harder to see but there were quite a few in the photo) as well as of two fawns who were running around chasing each other in our yard several times throughout the day (and again this morning). You can see their mother was very aware of my presence! The other good thing is today I can actually take NAPS (I've already had one this morning!). The doctor appointments and house "stuff" were really interfering with my ability to take naps.
2 comments:
Ruth, you are so lucky to see such beautiful wildlife right in your yard! The closest we get to deer is when we see a dead one on the side of the road :(
Congratulations on selling your house! It's great how things fall right into place, isn't it?
:)
I'm so jealous.
I've seen wild turkeys, but not families. And I've seen fawns, but nothing more than a glimpse (I certainly haven't seen the interesting behavior you witnessed).
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