Checking in today was a bit more disappointing than I was expecting.  First of all, they did not give us a room that has a window so that Mason could look in on him on occasion as was originally discussed.  Then we discovered that there was no rocking chair!  That’s right, no rocking chair in a room for an eight month old.  I am sure it will be rectified tomorrow, but not a good way to start.  Especially with an overtired baby.

As you can see from the above video, Cutler was in a great mood the majority of the day.  Now that I think about it, he was a lot more active and talkative today than I had ever seen.  Unfortunately he was a lot more tired that I had ever seen and while I waited for relief this evening I discovered how difficult it really is to soothe a baby without being able to really sit down and rock them.  I just talked to Melanie and she was having the same troubles, but after an hour of nerve-racking crying he finally fell asleep in Melanie’s arms and is now sound asleep in bed.  The nurse for tonight has taken on the rocking chair as her mission for the evening.  We will see how it goes.  Until then I will just keep watching this video over and over each time I start to feel a bit down.

Below are a few pictures from throughout the day, including Aunt Pat’s last morning with the boys before heading to the airport.  Thank you Aunt Pat for spending so much time with us and we will see you soon.

And here are a few from the hospital…