Almost fall?

I have been reading all of your blogs about the end of summer and beginning of fall. This is my first fall season with a preemie, and he'll likely be in the hospital for most of it-but I'm trying to understand your fear of the fall and winter. Of course, in Baton Rouge-you would never know fall was close. It is so hot!! And it probably will be for a while. We have maybe a week or two of fall and winter-so that must be a blessing for preemies Sorry to have been so grumpy lately-usually seeing Tucker smile makes me so happy, but he has been sedated lately, so he has not been awake So once he is back to his old self, I'm sure I'll be back to my old self. I do LOVE the ICC! It is so much more like home! No loud noises, and we can pull the curtain around our "area" and sit in a recliner and just read. I am going to start bringing books to read and my laptop so that I can wait around until Tucker wakes up or it's time to take care of him. I want to start taking more responsibility-the nurses usually do everything, even change his diaper, unless I jump on in there. I want to take care of his trach and feed him asap. I also just wanted to mention my grandparents. All four of them have had such an impact on who I am-I had so much fun with them growing up-playing outside, riding bikes, shopping-I especially always loved going on trips with them. I am extremely spoiled by them-at family gatherings, I hug my grandpas before I say hello to my parents All four of them were at my wedding in March of 2005, my college graduation in May of 2005-and all four of them were there with us during Tucker's surgery. I am so blessed, and I want Tucker home so they can spoil him, too! We need to get pics with Tucker and all of his great grandparents. I will update about Tucker once I see him-once his trach is out of his face (it's in his face so that it heals exactly straight), I'll take some pics of his beautiful face!