Dear Max,
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Today marks the one week mark from when we first met. I can’t believe it has been a week! We spent the day recovering from Saturday. It was an exhausting day and we enjoyed relaxing and hanging out with you. We drove back to Las Vegas – of course the two of us slept the entire time and dad drove. We love dad so much and are so grateful that he takes us back and forth so often in safety!
This is your Auntie Arynne - she went to Bunco one night and met a girl who's sister works for the adoption agency. She said that they could help Tony and I. Because Arynne went to Bunco one night - you are here in our lives! We love you Arynne!!!!
Grandma and Auntie Glitz!
Dear Max,
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Wow! We feel like a million bucks today! We needed that sleep!!!! This morning your Grandma came back to the hospital and brought breakfast for everyone. Well – except for you – you’re on a diet of 2 ounces of formula! We worked with you all morning to try to encourage more consistent eating! Maria – one of the ladies your daddy works with came to the hospital to meet you – and then your mommies boss and co-workers came too, Jennifer Abdinoor, Shannon Coldon and Kristi Sharrer. They were all so excited to see you – everyone has been eagerly awaiting your arrival with us. They were overwhelmed by you and just cried and cried with us!
You started getting better at eating by the early afternoon and it looked like the doctors were ready to release you. The process of discharging started about 3:00 pm and we didn’t actually leave the hospital until 8:30 pm. We dressed you in the cute outfit your dad and grandma picked out the day before at the store – buckled you into your car seat and walked out of the hospital. Your daddy was caring your car seat – I was caring your bag and I will never get the image out of my mind – of your proud daddy taking his son home! Of course I rode in the back on the ride home – checking every 5 seconds to be sure you were still breathing!
When we arrived home – the front yard had 2 signs welcoming you! It’s a Boy! Max Charles Trenholm
And we came in the house to balloons and more balloons! Everyone had come to give you a warm welcome! We got you home put the car seat up on the kitchen table and looked at each other and said – “k- now what?”
We were all so tired that we fed you and then decided to go to bed. Patti had brought over a bassinet so you had a place to sleep – and a few blankets to make it more comfortable for you.
Dear Max
Monday, December 8, 2008
Today is your Daddy’s Birthday! What a present you are to him this year!! Definitely the best gift EVER!!! We spent the night in the hospital with you. It was very exciting and your dad and I didn’t sleep a wink – well we tried but we were so excited and in the hospital, especially on the PICU floor there is a lot of action and its hard to get any sleep in. You are such a good baby. Your Grandma Page is on her way down and should arrive around 10:00 am. We are all so excited for you to meet her!
It’s been a full day – Grandma arrived and of course came with lots of cute outfits and a book about adoption for you. She has been waiting so long to meet you and just cried when she saw you for the first time. Grandma and your dad left to run a couple of errands, picking up a car seat and some bottle, diapers and wipes so we could get through a few days at home.
Can you just imagine your dad at Babies R Us making these huge decisions! Let’s just say that he was VERY overwhelmed and did have a slight break-down in the store – until a stranger took pitty on him and said “ Just pull all the strollers off the shelf – play with them and see which one you like the best – and that’s the one for you” the advice worked and we love your car seat and stroller! The nipples and bottles were not quite as easy! So your dad took a leap of faith and bought what he hoped would work!
Meanwhile – you and I got to stay at the hospital and hang out. We met with your Physical Therapist, Eileen. We also met with the picture lady to take your hospital pictures. You ate a couple of times and even took a little nap together. It was fun to have you all to myself for a bit – cause I knew as soon as your dad and Grandma got back – they would have been missing you like crazy and I would not be seeing you for a while.
We waited throughout the day- as we are suppose to get released from the hospital this afternoon. About 6:30 pm the nurse came in and said that they were going to keep us overnight again- they wanted you to get better about eating – you would eat about an ounce – and you needed to be eating 2. They moved us from the PICU floor to the regular pediatric floor. The nurses just sobbed when you left. They didn’t want you to go and were hugging and loving on you the entire time we packed up your room.
We moved down the 4th floor- the room was definitely more comfortable. We had a bigger bed to sleep in and our own bathroom! It’s the small things.
Grandma decided that she would take her first babysitting opportunity and let us go to Outback for a “birthday” dinner for your daddy! We were excited to go – but so anxious to get back – we didn’t want to miss a thing!
When we got back, Aunt Andrea came to visit you and Patti and Rhonda Hunt came too! Your nurse that night was named Hennessy and of course the second she saw you she fell in love! And we fell in love with her when she volunteered to feed you at 3:00 am and let us get some sleep!!
Grandma went home to take care of Cooper and we were able to get some much needed rest!
