A Bit of a Scare

Dear Vinny,

You gave us a bit of a scare on Thursday. We went to see Pat, the lactation nurse at the hospital, for help on nursing you. As it turns out, you just like to chew instead of actually suck, which explains why Mommy's pretty sore. Anyhow, while we were there and Pat was trying to get you to suck correctly, you stopped breathing and turned gray. Pat noticed; for some reason I totally missed it, and she whisked you out of the room and into the nursery for some oxygen. Of course you started breathing again, but we still had to go to the children's hospital. I got to ride in the ambulance with you. It was interesting to ride in an ambulance but I have to say it was not an experience I was all that interested in having. For some reason, you were fascinated by one of the paramedics in particular, and you stared at him until you finally fell asleep.

We stayed at the hospital until they let us go at around noon today. During that time, we stayed in a hospital room with you and you were all hooked up to a bunch of machines. They had to make sure that you didn't have an infection, so they gave you a catheter to get some urine (pure torture for both you and your parents!), took a blood sample, and even took a spinal tap. Thank goodness for Mommy and Daddy that we weren't there when they did the spinal tap, but I am so sorry that you had to endure that pain all by yourself. They put an IV in your head, where the best vein was, and gave you some antibiotics. But you hated that IV and you tried to pull it out, so they had to move it to your left hand. You looked a little bit like you were a member of the Borg or something with that IV in your head.

Aunt Rachel had been staying with us for the week, and she was a big help while you were in the hospital. She regularly brought us stuff from home, and provided a lot of moral support. And yesterday, your Granny and Granddad came to see you. Your Granny couldn't get enough of you. I was really glad that she was there to snuggle with you and give you some lovin'.

After all those tests, they figured out that you didn't have an infection, and they let us take you home. Aunt Rachel, Granny, and Granddad all left at about the same time in the afternoon. In the evening, just before the sunset, we took you out on a little jaunt around the neighborhood. Everyone we saw was smitten by your cute little face. You are the cutest little baby ever!

Love,
Mommy