Strong Connections

Saturday - really what day is it? Hard to keep track right now.

We got to the hospital to be with Logan before her 8am feeding. We were able to practice more with her 15mL feedings and the g-tube. We did a full feeding all by ourselves - we are getting the hang of this! The NICU is quieter on the weekend - no speech, OT, PT or doctors coming in (unless requested). So we snuggled, read books, and did the exercises we were learning from OT and PT. We sang songs and played classical music... maybe even finding a rhythm???

We had plans with the birth family to meet up for that breast milk and drinks/ food. Well it made much more sense to do drinks/food before procuring the breast milk (she has a lot of it stored!). So we met out.... birth mom, birth dad, birth mom's mom, and Logan's biological toddler brother.

We met up at a brewery, had drinks and some amazing cheese curds and pizza. We spent about 3 hours talking, talking, and talking.... connecting, navigating this connection - this new relationship. Just as with each call with birth the parents - this meet up felt right. We all talked about Logan- we learned about them, they learned about us. We drank and talked. We brought them the gifts we had for them- the stuffed elephant, garbage truck (bio brother loves these) and a blanket we had wrapped Logan in.... we gave them a card that let them know we will take pictures of Logan with these items and send them to birth mom when they are ready .... hopefully building on this already strong connection.

After our time at the brewery we went to their home to procure the breast milk. They invited us in - and we went on in. We spent about another hour talking, getting to know their dogs and bio brother. Again- this is very comfortable and feels so right. We talked about meeting up over the years - running some races together and just staying connected. Birth mom wished us a happy mother's day and we wished her the same.

Surreal.... this has all been surreal and feels like the exact monumental life moment that should be occurring. We ended our day back at the hotel and asleep before 9pm, because...wow life is big.