Come One, Come All

Paxton had another peaceful night of sleep. He ended up getting a little over fourteen hours of shut eye. He didn't even budge until 12:30pm today. He was catching up from all of the sleep he lost while in the hospital. He was poked and prodded at least every hour during his stay. If it wasn't a temperature, they needed to get a blood pressure. If it wasn't a diaper change, they needed to measure his abdominal circumference. If it wasn't giving medications, it was setting up a feeding. It was common for Susanne to rock him until he was sleepy and then make sure he was snug as a bug in a rug in his hospital bed. She knew that the second that she tucked in the last corner of his blanket, someone would come in and undo it all for some reason or another. If Susanne was sure of one thing, it was that he needed his sleep.

Aunt Julie stopped by to drop off a pumpkin for Paxton later in the day. Julie picked it out just for him because it had a scar on the outside just like Paxton. The pumpkin was just as unique and special as Paxton was. It was such a lovely gift and Paxton loved it. She got to visit with Paxton for a little bit and was able to see all of his new big boy scars. She was shocked to see how well everything was healing. Julie agreed that he seemed more active and alert than before the surgery. She thought he looked like a different baby. Susanne was excited that she came by. It was amazing how good she looked for being in her third trimester. Julie's baby bump had grown significantly since the last time she saw her. It was finally a reality that her time was near. Susanne and Julie couldn't wait for their sons to meet each other. They were going to be the best of friends just like their moms were.

Later in the day, Paxton had some more visitors. Some of Scott's closest friends from high school, Anne Marie and Vince, were in town and were able to stop by to meet the little guy. They currently lived in Arizona and were hardly ever out this way. It was such a treat to see them and catch up. They were so honored to finally get to meet Paxton. They had been following his journey since day one. Both of them thought he looked amazing for what he had just been through. Paxton was very social during their visit. He carried on multiple conversations with them.

Susanne loved having all of these visitors stop by to see Paxton, but she wished that Scott could be here too.