He’s home!
first thing this morning we took boaz back to the dr, his ear infection was not reacting to the ear drops so they gave him an oral antibiotic as well as a lotion for some sort of infection on his belly button. He seems to be doing somewhat better as the day goes on. So…after bo’s appointment we came home, had a friend from church come stay with Bo while we went to the hospital to go through a one hour car seat check for the baby. They put the baby in the car seat while he is hooked up to the heart and lung monitors to make sure it doesnt stress him out. We sat by waiting for the hour to end so we could take our little guy home. he’s still jaundiced and will see our regular pediatrician for that on Friday.
We picked up Caleb from school on our way home, he didnt want to g
o to school today since he knew his baby brother was coming home, so Dean had promised if Zeke came home we’d get him out of school early. He was so excited and has been asking to hold and feed the baby all day. but of course since I’m nursing that is hard. He also got mad that all the baby does is sleep and wont play with him! It’s odd, when Bo was born I guess Caleb 
was still too young to vocalize as he does now, so its so awesome to see him as a big brother at this age. Boaz loves having a baby around and hasnt minded my having to nurse. he has tried to steal the baby’s pacifier though, which is funny because Bo never used one as a baby. Zeke rarely uses one either but when he did have it Bo kept trying to take it.
It’s been hard today, trying to get chores done with the kids. I am really overdoing it as everyone keeps telling me but I cant help it, I want it to be easier and it just cant be. I want to be able to help t
ake care of Bo but theres not much I can do with him til I am able to lift him without hurting myself. So poor Dean is on double daddy duty and its wearing him out. I told him now he knows how it feels to be me all of the time, probably not what he wants to hear. He spent most of last night up with Boaz and I’m hoping tonight he can sleep since Bo is on the two antibiotics for his ear. We’ve been arguing a lot today, I’m having a hard time adapting to not being able to do my job and Dean’s having a hard time learning to do my job! He’s doing great though. I was in the bedroom nursing Zeke and when I came out Dean had dinner on the table! He’s also been working on laundry all day as much as he can. He is intent that I wont do the stairs or do laundry because of all the bending it would require. I just want to be able to go on like normal but I keep forgetting I did have major surgery just about a week ago now. I’m getting worn out very quickly with nursing, being sick(think I have a stomach bug or something) and trying to do too much. I havent been able to eat too much without getting sick and I had to call my primary care dr today for more meds because the gout pain is so bad I could barely walk again. so I could be better but at least my baby boy is home.
despite some struggles today with adjusting to having all of the boys home and my being unable to help with Bo, there were many precious priceless moments between the three new brothers who were getting used to one another. when we first got home the camera wasnt workinig(again) so the first moments when Bo first met Zeke, since he hadnt been able to go to the NICU since he was sick, were just amazing. We wish the camera had been working. The boys already seem to love one another and it’s just a great moment as a parent to see what we’ve created and to know that the bond these boys sha
re is like no other and I cant wait to see how they grow and change and how all of them impact our family unit. So we gladly welcomed Ezekiel to our home today and while it still seems so unreal since he mostly sleeps, he has already has an effect on our family dynamic and so far we are doing ok…as soon as Bo gets healthier I’m sure life will be much easier.
