December 3, 2008 @ 6:34 pm
Mama’s going home (not without separation anxiety)
After a month in the hospital it is finally time for me to head home. I still can’t believe I’ve spent a month indoors with only one visit outside the whole time. Our baby boys are happily growing and progressing in the NICU. The care they are receiving is nothing short of amazing. The staff in the NICU echoes the care and attention that I have been receiving during my month stay in antepartum and postpartum.
As excited as I am to get home I will certainly miss seeing the nurses I’ve come to know and trust. I cannot boast enough about how well I’ve been cared for during my time at Renown. I’ve had endless resources available at the touch of a button coupled with such human compassion. The nurses have laughed with me, talked me through tears of worry and fear, and checked in on me even when I wasn’t their patient on a given day. I even had nurses I hadn’t seen for days who stopped by before and after my delivery to congratulate us.
I’ll be back daily to see the boys and pump milk for them. I look forward to the day I can snuggle the boys into their slings and visit the nurses to show them off as well as introduce them to those amazing ladies who were watching out for them before they were born.
And, for those of you who think the hospital food is scary it has actually been surprisingly good. That, and I didn’t have to cook any meals for a month!
Thank you to all the nurses, aides, docs, nutritionists, lactation specialists, and office staff at Renown that have made my stay a comforting and amazing experience. My family and I are blessed to have been able to grow under your care.
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Posted by nick and joy
December 3, 2008 @ 7:03 pm
WE are proud of all of you! What a blessing and a relief that all is well!!! Enjoy and hope we will see the four of you sometime soon! We are picking up Gina finally - getting infrom Iraq, and journeying to Reno this weekend. WE will keep track of you all on this blog. Our hearts are warmed!
Nick and Joy (Viselli)
Posted by Amy
December 3, 2008 @ 11:07 pm
Oh my gosh what little nuggets! Oh I got all teary eyed looking at this photo…Congratulations! You all did an amazing job and it still never ceases to amaze me how strong babies are. Take care and remember to freeze the breastmilk!
Posted by Allison Sertic
December 4, 2008 @ 3:52 pm
Oh Lisa, this photo is so precious — totally brought tears to my eyes. I am so happy you are all doing so well and glad you get to finally go home and sleep with your husband again — you need to be cuddled, I’m sure! :~) I’ll call you soon, as I have lots of stuff for Finnegan and Luca!
Posted by medea
December 4, 2008 @ 8:55 pm
Not a bit surprised the nurses are doting on you.. you melt every one’s heart!
Posted by Jenny B
December 10, 2008 @ 8:37 pm
Lisa and David-
A big congratulations. The photo is lovely. We can’t wait to read more about the boys. BTW if you are interested in a distraction, we are going on Saturday afternoon to see the Harvey Milk movie - it opens on Friday. Once the boys come home you probably won’t make it to the movies for years so let us know. It is playing downtown.
jb y ao
Posted by Jennifer Crowe
December 11, 2008 @ 9:26 am
Congrats and good work. I am in amazement at you and those little miracle babies of yours. And I can’t wait to meet them in person! All the best, Jenn and Tom