Happy Valentine's Day! We were so excited to go see our little Valentine this morning. We made sure to stay there as long as possible today, since we knew that Scott wouldn't be back from Pennsylvania for a week.
Unfortunatey, Paxton's bloody stool situation hadn't improved overnight, so they decided to start him on antibiotics. Later in the day, Paxton seemed to be feeling a little bit better and he spent a large portion of the afternoon awake and looking at his daddy. It was fun to watch him trying to suck on a pacifier with his ventilator tube in his mouth, and he actually did quite well. We always jump at the chance to videotape anything he does that we think is cute, and this was no exception.
Volunteers at the Ronald McDonald house decorated the house with Valentine's Day balloons and tablecloths and provided lunch and dinner for the residents. It's really humbling and heartwarming being at the receiving end of charity. Scott's mom (Moppy) brought lunch to us from Panera (Susanne's favorite), so we didn't partake in the lunch at the house, but we made sure to thank them and let them know they were appreciated.
It took a while after returning home from the NICU to pack up our things and clean our room at the Ronald McDonald House before we could check out. Our teamwork paid off, however, and we were on the road in decent time.
Scott decided to stick around and spend one more night in his own bed before heading back to PA in the morning. It's going to be difficult facing this situation away from each other. We're going to need extra prayers to pull this one off.
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