What a handful!

Susanne got a somewhat rude phone call from an individual at Inova Fairfax Hospital earlier this morning requesting that she contact her insurace company to inform them that they were Paxton's primary insurance. This was confusing to Susanne because she thought that this was common knowledge by now. It appeared that the insurance company already knew this information especially since Susanne had started receiving information about claims submitted and hospital bills for Paxton. Susanne first contacted Paxton's case manager through the insurace company. She was then directed to another person from a different department to address this issue. The new person informed her that once again this was not the correct department to speak with. So, after talking with four different individuals, it was finally discovered that the original person that contacted Susanne this morning needed to call the insurance company herself to address this matter. It was a mistake made by Inova Fairfax Hospital that needed to be corrected. Susanne had to then call the woman that called her this morning to pass along the message that she needed to contact the insurance company to correct this issue and oh by the way you just wasted an hour of her time. Thanks lady!

Today was Susanne's first day that she had to pack up the whole kit and kaboodle to go to work for a meeting. This was the first time that Paxton would get an NG feeding away from home, which proved to be quite an ordeal. This took a lot of planning on Susanne's part in order to not forget anything important. She had to figure out how to keep his food cold until it was time for him to eat and then figure out a way to warm it up for his actual feeding. Luckily, Paxton had his own personal bookbag that held all of the supplies needed to administer a feeding, but this proved to be too small to hold anything else necessary for the process. This left Susanne trying to find a place for the stethoscope and syringe needed to check the placement of the NG tube prior to a feeding. She also needed a place for his medication to be stored and a spot for the sterile water and syringe used to flush his tube after he was finished. If that wasn't enough, Paxton also needed a fully stocked diaper bag in case he needed his diaper changed during their travels. Susanne made sure not to forget a blanket in case he got cold and his favorite Wubba Nub pacifier for soothing. The finishing touches included the car seat, stroller, and Maverick. Maverick was coming along for the ride to have his picture taken with Susanne for work. By the end of it all, it looked like Susanne had packed for a weekend getaway.

Susanne thought she was well on her way when she saw a poor little turtle trying to cross the road. She stopped the car immediately to help it along when she realized that someone had hit him with their car. Susanne decided that the turtle should not be left there to suffer so she packed him up to go along for the ride.

Susanne made it safely to work which was a step in the right direction. Getting everyone and everything out of the car and inside was another story. If someone would have had a video camera this would for sure be on You Tube. The title would read, "First time mother tries to handle her child, her dog, and a turtle all at once...what was she thinking?"

Paxton got to meet a lot of his mommy's close friends and other co-workers. He did very well with all of the attention. Susanne didn't expect anything less since he had already proven to be a lady's man. Susanne's meeting went longer than expected. It also took more time than she thought it would to reload the car. Two dirty diapers later and then they were on the road again. The timing could not have been worse. It was the middle of rush hour traffic, which would be okay except they live in Northern Virginia. Paxton was supposed to have an appointment with his nurse back at the house around five o'clock. Susanne contacted the nurse to let her know about the situation and that they would be late. The nurse understood and decided to wait. After she waited entirely too long, she decided to leave and reschedule for another day. Susanne felt horribly, especially since she pulled in the driveway one minute after the nurse had left. Let's just say that all in all Susanne's first outing with Paxton did not go as planned. The lesson from today was that you always need more time than you think. Hopefully Susanne will get quicker with more practice.

Susanne was looking forward to Scott coming home this evening to make up for an exhausting day. Unfortunately, Susanne got a call from Scott informing her that he did not feel well and that he would not make it home tonight. He wanted to prevent the risk of spreading something to Paxton just in case. He was going to reassess how he felt in the morning and decide from there what to do. Susanne was super bummed, but understood his decision. Paxton sure missed his daddy.