We've made it back home. After two solid days in the wonderful care at the hospital, we are home to start our new adventures as a family of four!
Brian, Maya, and I stayed at the hospital until just after lunch. Then we got ourselves packed up, got down to the car, loaded our precious cargo, and headed home. We timed our travels so that we would be able to pick up Kate from school. She has been staying at our house and we've kept her "school" day routine the same by going to school and coming home at around the same times. (Thank you, Mimi & Gramma!) But it has been a bit different because this is the first time that she has been here, at her very own house, without Mommy and Daddy.
Our Kate is a smart girl. She may not fully understand what is going on just yet, but she has sensed that something is a tad different. I mean, I can't blame her. Mommy and Daddy aren't home. Mimi and Papaw and Gramma and PopPop are taking care of her and she's been visiting Mommy and Daddy at the hospital. Yes, very different. She has been such a trooper and has done wonderfully from the progress reports that we've received, but I have been itching to introduce some normalcy back into her life after such a big event, so Brian and I had planned on picking Kate up today.
In hindsight, I probably should've picked her up alone. That's how it has been done in the past. There may have been one or two times in almost three years that we've picked her up together, but I digress. We were both there. We let Maya stay at the house with our family to make it as easy as possible for Kate. When we walked in the teachers were shocked to see us, especially just two days postpartum, but I just had to get my big girl back in my arms. Boy, did I miss her.
She had just gotten up from a nap and was outside playing. Brian and I walked outside and she came right over to me and started crying. I immediately picked her up and then started crying myself. I tried to be as tough as I could in front of Kate and all the rest of the kiddos, but once we got in the car I lost it. In her defense, she had just woken up and had just gotten knocked down, but I think her tears were that mix of happy to see Mommy again/release of being so strong over the last two confusing days and finally being back in Mommy's arms. (I heart her.) I think it all just caught up to her at once, and it kind of broke my heart a little bit. I just felt for my little girl. The only thing I wanted to do was hold her.
I sat in the back of the car with her for the whole ride home. ❤
When we got home, Little Sister was there waiting for us.
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| Big Sis and Little Sis - they meet again! |
We asked Kate if she wanted to hold her. She was a little apprehensive at first. I think she held her for maybe 30 seconds, but we took a lot of pictures in that time so it appears it was a lot longer!
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| Just a tad unsure. |
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| This is her go to "smile" right now! |
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| Um, Mommy? Little Sis is moving... |
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| I kind of think Kate wants to wrap Maya back up in this photo. |
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| Such a great Big Sis. |
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| Fearful that she might fall into the yawn or checking out those perfect gums? You be the judge. |
We are so happy to be home. Don't get me wrong, the hospital stay was wonderful. The food was delicious and prepared for you! There were nurses on hand 24/7 to tend to you. All the supplies you could think of were available, but it's so nice to be back in our beds, under our own roof, with our big girl by our side. I missed her the most while we were away. It was a long two days away from her.
So, here we go! We are a family of four now! Let the adventures begin!
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