Oliver is 2 months old (adjusted)

Ugh, what a weekend.  Friday night we discovered that the outlet in the garage that the fridge and freezer out there are plugged into wasn't working, and we had no idea how long that had been.  I was in panic mode as I have a thousand ounces of frozen breastmilk in that deep freeze.  If you've ever pumped, you know how hard and tedious it is, and the thought of losing all that made me feel sick.  We finally managed to tap into the outlet on the ceiling that the garage door opener runs on, but I was getting ready to hit the internet to find homes for all that milk.

Later that night, Oliver started having trouble breathing, and was coughing.  He managed to maintain good sats, though, so we waited until Saturday morning before calling out to the clinic at the hospital.  The nurse felt that one of the doctors should see him, so we packed up and headed back out to Aurora to go to the emergency room at Children's Hospital.  The woman at registration was worried about how he sounded, so they got us right in.  It didn't take them too long to decide that he had croup, so they gave him a steroid and wanted to monitor him for several hours.  All in all, Oliver and I spent 8 hours in the ER.  Around 2 David left with Nathaniel so that he could get a nap in.  As rough as it was, Oliver was a trooper.  A few hours after he was given the meds the cough cleared up and they were able to lower his oxygen back down to what he's on at home.  Oliver didn't want to take a bottle, but decided instead he was going to nurse.  After all the struggles we've had trying to get him to breastfeed, he decided that was the day he was going to start.  He's a champ!

Oliver is doing great now, but the one lingering concern is his ROP surgery that is scheduled for Friday.  I called out to his doctor, and if all symptoms are cleared up he's ok with the surgery as scheduled. His visiting nurse was here this morning and said that he sounded perfectly clear and looked just fine.  I still need to check with the ophthalmologist, though, to see what his thoughts are. But of course, like Nathaniel's daycare, the Rocky Mountain Eye Institute is closed for President's Day.  Really?

David just left for Winnipeg for a few days.  The high there tomorrow, when he has to walk to a meeting, is -2.  He's just thrilled.  I'm just hoping that the weather doesn't delay his flight getting back in.  There's a chance of snow in the forecast for Wednesday.  My mom flew in to help me with Nathaniel while I focus on getting Oliver back to 100%.