The Kellers, At Home At “Hotel Fairfax”; Week 25

As we approach the end of our second week here at Fairfax Hospital, fondly dubbed “Hotel Fairfax” by some, all this free time spent resting presents the opportunity to include narrative for this journey our family is on; as we await the happy, safe arrival of the sweet little Keller twins!

Our first week here was a roller coaster for us emotionally, as you can imagine. In the days of recovery which followed an initial period of heavily medicated monitoring, we learned a lot about how preterm labor is defined, treated, and suppressed to give the babies the longest possible stay in their warm, safe home. As my body recovered and adjusted to the new medication, we saw fewer contractions and began to get comfortable with our new home and routines here.

Our second week allowed time to settle into our new private room, adding conveniences like a small refrigerator and some other personal touches to remind us of the comforts of home. With fewer to no contractions under the new medication, we have also been thankful for time and energy to reflect.

Conversations with other patients and nurses here have helped us understand how much more frightening things could have been for us these last weeks. We can't help to realize that we have been blessed to find out about the preterm labor before it had progressed too far, and to now be receiving such excellent care every day to keep it that way. The doctors, nurses, and assistants, are wonderful and truly love what they do. We have been so thankful for the way people go out of their way to make sure you are getting the best care possible; as well as going over and above just to make your day better.

An unexpected blessing: Our experience here is teaching us so much about the babies, how they are growing, moving, and interacting with their environment and one another, and how they react to us and the outside world. In a way we could not before, we are seeing, feeling connected with, and understanding their growth, which is an amazing blessing!

And we’ve been so blessed by the support of all our friends and family! Thank you for being there when we need encouragement; and for all the emails, calls, cards, flowers, and visits that are helping us to start feeling normal again! And most of all, thank you for the prayers that carry our family through this experience. We are so grateful for every one!

So that is where we are at the end of our second week here, in the middle of week 25! Now that we’re all caught up, posts in the coming weeks are likely to be shorter updates.

Thank you for sharing this journey with us!