Jett seemed to be taking to the medications well, and we were all settling in to our new routines. Joel and I were up and ready to get to the hospital by 8am to meet with the doctors and nurses for their "rounds". They're actually very thorough and explanatory for parents and by sitting in on their plans, we felt much more involved. With my discharge day approaching, I was in a very strange place. Not only were we not prepared to have Jett this early, I never even imagined having a baby and not going home with him.
Thanks to our amazing family and friends, we were able to set up camp in the nearby Extended Stay hotel. It was exactly what we needed and even had a full size refrigerator for food. We also needed a freezer to keep the breastmilk in.
Saying "Good-bye" to him was so hard. Once I was in the car and we were in route to the hotel, I was okay (for a little bit). Joel unpacked our things and set up our temporary home, and we already had groceries and sweet notes from his new little friends, Dexter and Holden!
That evening, we were next to Jett as soon as the shift change was over at 7:30pm.
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