[blparent] he's coming home!

[Melissa Ann Riccobono]

Hello Leslie,
The best to you, Michael, and Andy.  I am so glad he is coming home so soon!
All of the things you are feeling are completely normal.  Enjoy this
wonderful time in your life; it really does go by so fast!  Even though
wonderful is probably not the word to describe all of this period, someday
you will look back and wonder where it all went.  Try to enjoy those things
that are truly enjoyable for you.  For me, believe it or not, it was the
late night/early morning feedings when the house was quiet and it was just
me and /Austin awake and rocking together, listening to music and bonding.
No, I did not love getting up in the night, especially the next day, and I
didn't love it when he got an air bubble and had to be walked back to sleep,
or spit up all over me, or spit up in his crib...  Or had a leaky diaper...
But, I loved those special quiet moments just being together and being so
close.  And, believe it or not, I miss those moments.  Of course, we still
have them, but in a different way.  So, I guess what I'm trying to say is to
really try to concentrate on those extremely wonderful moments throughout
the day; they always helped sustain me when I was exhausted, or emotional,
or worried, or frustrated...  
The best of luck to all of you; I know you all will be fine and fall into a
good routine that works for all of you.
Melissa

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Leslie Hamric
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 3:43 PM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: [blparent] he's coming home!

Hi all.  Thanks to all who responded about my sleep issue question.  I'm
feeling more confident at the moment so that's good.  So Michael's coming
home this evening after Andy gets off work!  I can't believe it!  In a way,
I'm relieved because I won't have the nurses watching over me like hawks.  I
did, however, get my favorite nurse at the hospital today and she stood back
and let me do my thing which was also good. I did another diaper change
independently and also put him in one of his new outfits independently.
We'll have to get some premie outfits for him because the ones I have are
still too big on him.  I'm also feeling every other kind of feeling in the
book from excitement to nervousness to simply anticipation of the future.
I'm actually in shock that he's coming home but am also looking forward to
it as well.  His room looks really nice too.  Well, guess I'll go enjoy my
last few hours of being by myself around here. Again, I appreciate all the
support and look forward to sharing more mommy/Michael adventures on the
list.

Leslie

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