I need to brag on my husband for a minute.  He takes much longer than I do to process any new twist in life, and it has taken me way longer than it should have to learn to give him the space he needs to think and adjust.    But I have finally learned.  Hooray!

  

I have learned that he makes my life so much easier because he can see big picture things that never occur to me.  In this case, he took care of all the financial aspects of this situation, all the logistics of our stay, and all the arrangements for food and getting there.

That left me able to focus completely on Liberty, Mercy, and VeeVee’s needs, which was wonderful for me.  

But he didn’t stop there.  He surprised both Liberty and me by whipping out Mr. Smiley today when Liberty was struggling during one of the tests at the hospital.  Jeremy purchased Mr. Smiley 15 years ago to take to the hospital when I was giving birth to Liberty, and Mr. Smiley has come to the hospital with me for every birth since, and for my gallbladder surgery, and for my brain injury stays.  I cracked up when I saw that he had come for Liberty’s hospital excursions, too!