02/20/10 Obie's Birthday

Obie turns two today and we're going to have a Curious George themed birthday party for him. We are going to have a few people over and Patricia and I are going to leave Eli at the hospital for a while. We can't stand the thought of leaving him alone in the NICU so our friend Jen volunteers to sit with Eli during the time we're at home.

Obie's birthday is an opportunity for us to get together with family and forgot about our worries for a little while. My sister Erin and her husband Quinn come over with baby Dillon. My Mom and Dad come over. We open presents and celebrate Obie's birthday. After presents we eat some cake then Daddy busts out the big surprise...Obie's new bike. Wow! Obie is so excited. About 30 seconds after giving him the bike he's sitting on it and he won't get off.

A couple hours later Patricia has to head back to the hospital and Obie is still sitting on his new bike. Everyone is leaving for the evening and I'm trying to convince Obie that the "Cookie Monster" isn't going to get his bike when we go to bed.

Patricia calls from the hospital and everything has gone just fine with Eli in the interim. In fact they are getting ready to move Eli back down to the floor now that he has been started on the high flow nasal cannula.

Thanks Jen you made our night.