40 Weeks

I mentioned earlier this week that March 7th was their due date. I try hard to avoid letting a calendar date or some symbol affect my mood but I can't deny that this one had me feeling reflective and not in a very positive way. I know that Aly was affected too. 

To catch you all up, Thursday we had a meeting with doctors and the surgeon. It was agreed that Charlie would have his surgery on Tuesday and before that they would do a dye study to see if the intestines below the part he has been using are ok. Henry's situation was a longer discussion. I was / am / was / am - you choose - concerned that waiting for Henry was doing more harm than good. By waiting, I mean waiting to have the next surgery. You see, Henry has not been getting much nutrition from anything other than his TPN. I'll be honest, I have let it get late again and, although I want to write this down for Henry, I am not doing it tonight. 

So, a summary instead;

Thursday; meeting

Friday; dye test for Charlie; result is excellent. A clear passage frome down below up to the stoma

Saturday; nice family day of holding and relaxing in swings

Sunday; cranky, high maintenance babies - are you wet? Are you hungry? Are you hot? Almost - almost - like real life. 

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