Meeting The Surgeon and Children's Hospital

Aaron and I had an opportunity to meet with the surgeon who would be working on Matthew and to take a tour of Oakland Children’s Hospital. The parts I remember most about this are 1. Aaron’s GPS put us in a shady part of Oakland- okay, seriously, is there NOT a shady part of Oakland- which provided quite a bit of laughs and 2. When we finally got to the hospital and pulled into the parking garage, we weren’t really sure the car was going to fit. I was ducking. Aaron actually stuck his hand out the car window and could hit the cement rook. It was a bit nerve wracking but also provided a bit of comic relief.  Pretty much, Aaron and I are funny people, especially when we are together

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After meeting with the surgeon (nothing too exciting to report about that), we were taken on a tour of the hospital. We got to see how we were going to have to “scrub in” every time we went to see him, the stupid gowns we would have to wear, the three different nurseries he could be in, the rooms where I would pump, all of it. It was very eye opening and made me a bit nervous. Not to mention seeing all the super tiny babies- I was relieved to know our baby wouldn’t be that small.  I also was happy to hear that I could bring his own blankets and clothes. It seemed kind of silly to ask but I just felt like being able to do that would somehow normalize the situation.