The Journey.
4th October
Its thursday, woke up early as i normally would when Noah was still a wee bump, he had a time for kicking my ribs and that was to tell me to get up. I had a dream that he was still a bump, didnt think anything of it until i woke up and realisd it was a dream that he was actually lying in hospital. So as soon as my eyes woke i woke up Stuart and got dressed as quick asi could, looking like a tramp that hadnt eaten for months i was white as a ghost due to low iron and away we went. Down to see our little man, i was so happy. Few hours had passed just us sitting there staring at him, putting our hands in to stroke him and feel his tiny hands and soft hair. Because he was on special medicatoion and was very important that he didnt catch a cold or get sick in any way he was kept n an incubator. It was hard but it was only a taste of what was to come.
The nurses asked us to leave as they knew we didnt have any breakfast and they had a phone call that we had to be at the air field for 4.00pm, sowe left to get lunch in the cafe at the hospital and after we left to go home for our suit cases.
At home picking up our stuf to leave i thought to myself right we will be home in a couple weeks and hopefully evryone will be here for christmas.
Got into my grandas car an off we went to the hospital, couldnt help but cry. We where going away to help our baby boy but to do that we had to leave our 2 girls behind. It was tough either one of us could of stayed at home i suppose but what if something happend it wasnt just a quick drive to the hospital it was an hours flight away and we just needed to be together for this. We needed each others support.
We arrived at the hospital and waited in ICU with Noah and we werent there 5 minutes that the ambulance crue arrived, they needed to transfer Noah into another incubator that could support him when flying. So we waited in the waiting room for them to be finished and they called us when they where done.
When we seen him he was all wrapped up in a cosy blanket, his medication ontop of his bed with his saturation monitor. If you didnt see him the way he was with all the wires and lines in him you would thin he was a normal baby. Went down the lift, out the materity doors and into the ambulance. We got blue lighted the whole way to the air feild. If it wasnt for the circimstances the ambulance ride would have been an experiance, but sitting there a total wreck trying to keep it together and not cry was hard. They tell you all this will happen but until it does you are never prepeared enough for the journey ahead. Normally your looking about an hour from the hospital to the airport we where going to but it took about 20 minutes, and there it was.....
The little tiny plane that holds 6 people and no more.
So Noah had to get on 1st so we could have him settled and secured before the flight. Then Stuart and I got on after Noahs nurse, we got on and took our seats. So I got the sweets and water out for the flight, ofc i ended up at a window seat, it was a long sofa type chair. wasnt comfortable at all but we where only flying for an hour.
When we where landing i felt like i was gonna fall out of the window. Because the plane was so small you could feel everything, every little turn, every little bump.
The landing was ok. It was a lovely sunny day when we landed, abit chilly but nice. It felt strange normally when people take planes its for a holiday or business, but we where here for the most important little man in our lives to have life saving surgery.
The nurses asked us to leave as they knew we didnt have any breakfast and they had a phone call that we had to be at the air field for 4.00pm, sowe left to get lunch in the cafe at the hospital and after we left to go home for our suit cases.
At home picking up our stuf to leave i thought to myself right we will be home in a couple weeks and hopefully evryone will be here for christmas.
Got into my grandas car an off we went to the hospital, couldnt help but cry. We where going away to help our baby boy but to do that we had to leave our 2 girls behind. It was tough either one of us could of stayed at home i suppose but what if something happend it wasnt just a quick drive to the hospital it was an hours flight away and we just needed to be together for this. We needed each others support.
We arrived at the hospital and waited in ICU with Noah and we werent there 5 minutes that the ambulance crue arrived, they needed to transfer Noah into another incubator that could support him when flying. So we waited in the waiting room for them to be finished and they called us when they where done.
When we seen him he was all wrapped up in a cosy blanket, his medication ontop of his bed with his saturation monitor. If you didnt see him the way he was with all the wires and lines in him you would thin he was a normal baby. Went down the lift, out the materity doors and into the ambulance. We got blue lighted the whole way to the air feild. If it wasnt for the circimstances the ambulance ride would have been an experiance, but sitting there a total wreck trying to keep it together and not cry was hard. They tell you all this will happen but until it does you are never prepeared enough for the journey ahead. Normally your looking about an hour from the hospital to the airport we where going to but it took about 20 minutes, and there it was.....
The little tiny plane that holds 6 people and no more.
So Noah had to get on 1st so we could have him settled and secured before the flight. Then Stuart and I got on after Noahs nurse, we got on and took our seats. So I got the sweets and water out for the flight, ofc i ended up at a window seat, it was a long sofa type chair. wasnt comfortable at all but we where only flying for an hour.
When we where landing i felt like i was gonna fall out of the window. Because the plane was so small you could feel everything, every little turn, every little bump.
The landing was ok. It was a lovely sunny day when we landed, abit chilly but nice. It felt strange normally when people take planes its for a holiday or business, but we where here for the most important little man in our lives to have life saving surgery.
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