Day 8 through 14

Day 8 Tuesday
Gary and I had a jam packed day full of various medical training, we had to learn how to use a pulse oximiter, learn how to draw up Tuckers four liquid medications, and use the specialized hospital scale. Gary spent the night at the hospital so I could spend a night at home with Spencer.

Day 9 Wednesday
Gary had to go into work today, so when I got to Children's Hospital, we swapped the car and I spent the day in the hospital finishing learning to keep track of his high calorie formula and his medical binder. Noel Dwyer, Tuckers NICU RN stopped by to see us off as well. We were discharged around 3pm. First stop on the way home was the compounding pharmacy (in Framingham) to pick up Tuckers medications. then home to see big brother Spencer.

Day 10 Thursday
Tucker slept for 5 hours straight through the night. Gary got up most of the night so I could get some well needed rest. We took it easy for most if the morning, because the VNA would be coming around 1pm. I took a nap while the baby napped, I woke up around noon, ate lunch and awaited our RN. A little after 1pm, Bonnie arrived, she was a lovely, friendly, sensitive lady. She gave us a bunch of information and helped us hook Tucker up to the pulse ox machine. The VNA will come out weekly.

Day 11 Friday
Gary and I continue to give Tucker his medications and weigh him on a daily basis, he is continuing to grow. Today we took Tucker to meet his Pediatrician Dr. Kolpa.

Day 12 Saturday
Spencer had soccer today. Mommy got to go while daddy stayed at home with Tucker. It was freezing out but it was good to have some mommy time. The weather channel is forecasting 8 inches tonight. I was completely in denial until It started snowing in the afternoon. Around 7pm a huge branch fell off of the tree in our driveway onto my car. I moved my car to the front of the house, where it would be safe.

Day 13 Sunday The snow storm
In the early morning hours, a tree fell and hit the house tearing the power lines off of it. I believe that it was the same tree that fell and also hit my car. The electrician came and said that since the wires were live, the power had to be turned off. No power means no heat, so off to grandfathers house in NH we went.

Day 14 Monday Halloween
Spencer is going stir crazy at my fathers house and Gary and I are going out of our minds. Nothing like traveling with an infant and all of his medication and equipment. Halloween was canceled because of the storm, so Spencer couldn't even go out and go trick or treating. Had to have my car towed to the auto body to get fixed after all of the damage from the storm.