Almost ready

Its Tuesday - Election Day of course - and the last day I have for packing before we leave for Stanford & surgery. Since Mum arrived last week we have been very busy and the days have flown by.

I hope to have time to post a few pictures tonight but my desk is overflowing with documents and bills which have to be resolved before we leave, or worse, remembered in order to get on the plane.

Wren has not been helping. He has not adjusted to daylight saving and so is waking at 4.30am for the day. I keep the room dark for half an hour or so but it is a very early day and means you will not catch me up at 10pm.

So, here are a few details:

1) We leave tomorrow mid-morning. Our flight is at noon.
1B!) Frost will be in school on Wednesday as 'usual' as can be.
2) We will be spending Wednesday and Thursday night in a hotel but there is a chance (still unconfirmed) that we may be able to stay a few weeks at a friend's friends home on campus. We shall know more later.
3) Wren has a pre-op day full of appointments on Thursday 6th. We check in for the first appointment at 7.30am. He has X-ray, echo, EKG, anesthesia consult, blood draw, we meet Dr Hanleys PA and we see the lactation consultant. We will be told his surgery TIME if all goes well.
4) During surgery and recovery we may or may not have cellphones on. We will wait in the family waiting room of the cardiac unit (according to the pamphlet!) It should have internet connectivity but we can also be called via the waiting room phone: 650 498-2135.
5) We have been told that we may NOT receive updates during surgery so do not become fearful if we do not post progress reports. We will post as soon as we know anything and have a minute :) I may call and ask someone else to post and update for me.
6) Frost is staying in Seattle with Granny for at least a week. They may fly down next Thursday.

What do we need? Many of you have kindly offered help and assistance. I apologise if I have not returned calls. I am overwhelmed with everything. Here are some things we need:

1) IF Frost and Granny come down to Palo Alto they would appreciate a ride to the airport. We seem to be throwing money at everything recently and this would help. Driving our car is an option.
2) While FROST & Granny are away from 14th perhaps - we will need help feeding and visiting the cats.
3) Frost might like some playdates - the DON'T GET SICK thing still applies but is less urgent. IF Frost is sick he will not be able to visit Wren and will put Wren at risk of developing a cold during recovery.
4) Food: it would be great to have some frozen dinners delivered in the next week. Mum is trying to cook up some dinners to have on hand for when we return but I know that it would be lovely to have a few extras and not put it all on her plate (pun intended!)
5) Frost has never been away from both parents for more than one night. Please be supportive of him and give him a bit of extra TLC. He is quite comfortable at home and is not showing signs of anxiety but likes to play toddler games and is being a real dork after a week off school and playdates. I suspect he is bored and wants more attention!

THANKS So much to those who have dropped or mailed toys and gifts for Wren. I am going to email you personally but I just wanted to say that Okapi and Hedgehog will be making the journey with us and are already much beloved. Okapi is snuggled by Wren while Hedgehog seems to like extreme sports and to make Wren giggle like a Youtube.baby.