It was warm and cozy when Susanne woke up. It was a nice change from the night before. She was so comfortable that she didn't want to get out of bed, especially since the cats were so snuggly. The morning came too quickly, but there was nothing she could do about it. There was no time for her to mess around. She had a lot of packing to do before she flew out this afternoon.
Luckily, the continuous feeding overnight helped her out some because she didn't have to get up at 6:00am. It gave her a little extra time to sleep even though his feeding finished around 7:30am. Paxton was sleeping heavily when she went in to disconnect his feed. He was out cold and didn't budge one bit. At least one of them was getting some rest.
Susanne tried to finish packing, but it was challenging. She found that it was hard to consolidate all of the items that were necessary for the trip. For some reason, she kept getting interrupted. In particular, the telephone would not stop ringing. Susanne had thought about not answering any of the calls, but she knew they were all important in their own right. One of the phone calls was from the pharmacy where Moppy was trying to pick up Paxton's prescriptions. Susanne had been going to the same place over the last year for all of his medications. For some reason, on the day they were flying out to Boston there was a problem. They were having issues with the insurance that they had on file. Susanne made sure that they had the correct information before getting worked up. The pharmacy technician tried to resubmit the request, but it was denied a second time. By this point, the girl was not interested in helping Susanne out any longer. She just wanted her to pay the full cost of the drugs so that she could move on with her day. Unfortunately, she didn't know who she was messing with. Susanne stuck to her guns. She knew something was amiss. Susanne requested to speak with someone else. Within a minute of the new person investigating the problem, it was resolved. Susanne was beyond frustrated with the entire situation. To make it worse, Moppy told Susanne that the original person helping her didn't want to dispense the aspirin because she said that Paxton was too young for that medication. Was she a doctor? Did she not she the prescription request for that medication from Paxton's cardiologist? Paxton was required to be on that medication. It didn't matter what she thought, it wasn't her choice.
Moppy finally arrived at Susanne's house. It was much later than both of them had expected. She stepped up right away with helping Susanne sort through everything. She was able to finish taking care of the little odds and ends while Susanne moved things from suitcase to suitcase until it all fit. Julie showed up right on time to take them to the airport. Everything was ready to be loaded in the car with the exception of Paxton. Susanne just had to change his outfit and strap him into the car seat before they headed out. They were so thankful that Julie was available to transport them. It helped them out tremendously. Caleb came along for the ride, but was sound asleep the whole way there. Paxton enjoyed his company nonetheless.
They got to the airport and checked in right away. It was pretty vacant so they knew they would have plenty of time to get to the gate. They were flying JetBlue again because it was one of the few airlines that flew direct to Boston. It was also the cheapest option in most situations.
Paxton was fighting falling asleep the entire flight. It was the first time that he didn't sleep a wink in the air. She was hoping that once he was back in his stroller he would settle. He didn't cry or scream at all. It was so nice that she hadn't been "that girl" with the baby that made the flight unbearable.
Right on cue, Paxton graced them with a dirty diaper as they were landing in Boston. Susanne remembered the mess he had made every time before so she was cognizant of her every move. When she finally got to a restroom, she realized her efforts were futile. Paxton had managed to explode out of his diaper and up his back just like last time. It was so bad that it even soaked through his outfit onto his car seat lining and even the straps. It was a given that they would have to do a load of laundry tonight.
Moppy and Susanne took time to grab a bite to eat at the airport before jumping in a cab to get to their final destination. It was nice to finally take a moment to regroup and relax. They met some very nice people while eating dinner. Everyone was in awe of what Paxton had been through. They took note of Paxton's incredible strength and, of course, good looks.
After dinner, they headed straight over to the Yawkey House. Once they checked in, they had to get right to work. They had to get Paxton set up with his next feeding and administer his next set of medications. He was due for another diaper change, but thankfully didn't need an outfit change again. Doing a load of laundry was a must. They had to include the car seat cover as well. They could only hope that it would be dry by the morning before they had to head out for his 8:00am appointment. By the end of it all, it took them almost three full hours to get to a point where they could sit down. It had been a long day. They couldn't wait for their heads to hit their pillows.
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