Day 9

Hugo had another good night. They increased his feedings again. Hopefully he'll continue to digest them! He looked very fetching in the outfit that Grandma Bush had bought him.

We were surprised that they were discussing moving him to the Children's Hospital NICU wing. We had been told before that he would probably be a good candidate for that. The Children's Hospital handles more stable babies who are often preparing to go home. I was often asked if we were in one of the big rooms. Because I've only seen one room I asked them to describe the big room. There's a couch and chair and enough room to spend the night. We definitely were not in a big room. Since Hugo hasn't been that much trouble for them his name was in the ring to make the move. When the afternoon came they delivered the news that he was making the switch.

The new room is huge! Now I truly understand what they meant by the big room. The Children's Hospital is 6 months old and they did a truly fantastic job. The colors are bright and calming and anything you could want is in that room or on the floor. There's a rocking chair and desk space as well as a couch that pulls out into a bed, a fridge, a bathroom with a shower, and a view of Kinnick Stadium from the window. Hugo will be able to see where daddy will be working so many Saturdays in the coming fall.

The room changes so much for Nolan and me. It rearranges how much time we thought we'd be able to spend in the hospital and the conditions we thought we'd be working with and around. I am quite overwhelmed and grateful for the change. So much change. A little over a week ago Hugo came into this world into the intensive wing of the NICU. Now's he's in the Children's Hospital, back to birth weight, breathing on his own, and gradually learning to eat and keep his temperature. Things change at such a rapid pace. And while I worry about Hugo, I worry about Nolan and me. How we keep adjusting to Hugo's changes as well as the other changes in our life. Nolan has been at marching band camp this week and will start school next week. I'll go back to work next week. I hope we can keep our lives in order as we try to spend the most amount of time we can with our son.