Dear Adam
Today you are one month old. Its been quite a month, my son. You spent the first week and 3 days in the SCBU getting your breathing straightened out. Then you came home to mummy, daddy, grandma and pops.
Then a week ago today Mummy dropped you on your head and you spent another 2 nights in hospital. Mummy will never be able to tell you how sorry she is that that happened. She doesn’t even exactly know how it happened. One second you were safe in her arms, the next you were flying through the air and hitting the floor, with her screaming your name. It turned out that you cracked your skull. Just a small fracture that did no other damage, but the sentence Daddy and I never want to hear again is: ‘The good news is his ribs are fine, the bad is that he cracked his skull.’ We both thought we would throw up right there in the cubicle at the A&E.
But after two nights observation in hospital and a set of full body XRays you were announced right as rain! And Daddy and I were so glad you were home.
You also had your SCBU follow up this past week and were officially discharged from their care. Your lungs and your heart are perfectly fine.
The other exciting thing that happened was the birth of your younger cousin. Aidan was born 3 weeks and 3 days after you, so you can lord that over him as much as you like. 🙂
Mummy and Daddy have been having so much fun learning about you. About how it takes you a good 10 minutes to wake up. About how you like to play with your bottle for awhile before actually swallowing any of it. About how you really hate getting your nappy changed 99% of the time. About how you enjoy a hair wash, up to a point, but hate a full body wash.
About how you love being swaddled. And we are learning more things about you every day.
The adventure that is your life is just beginning, my son. And I can’t wait to watch it unfold.
I love you.
Mummy
Beautiful letter:)