Whoa - this past week Ella slept from 10pm until 4am twice!!! Of course with that comes the couple nights in which she awoke at 2am, 4am, and 6am. I have to admit that as long as Ella and I have one good stretch of sleep (usually from 10pm to 2am) it doesn't bother me to get up as much as I thought it would. It's when I only get an hour or so of sleep that I find it the hardest to wake up and stay up. Although even then I can't really complain because she is good about eating and then going right back to sleep.
We had a chance to reunite with Chris, Ella's primary nurse while in the NICU, this past Friday. We also got to see Chris' nursing student, Kristen, who helped out with Ella and who is now training to work in the NICU. She was great with Ella as well and will be a great addition to the NICU nursing staff! Chris was quite impressed with Ella's appearance, growth, and development and couldn't get enough of her - even shedding a few happy tears. We were so lucky to have her take care of Ella and even happier that we've been able to stay in touch.
This weekend I had my first night out with some friends for a bachelorette. Granted I was home by midnight and only had two drinks all night but it was nice to get out especially since I missed Amy's wedding shower while Ella was in the hospital.
And now that school is done and my teaching friends are off I look forward to spending time with them walking, visiting, swimming, eating, and more as this is my first summer off since 2000. Although this may end up being my hardest working summer!!!
In the meantime, counting down the days (1 week from today) until DJ, April, and the twins arrive on July 8th! I am so excited to see both all of them and to hold and snuggle with Maya and Zachary.
Finally, wishing a very Happy 34th Birthday to Todd on July 3rd!
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