#MicroblogMonday: Hanging in there...!

I actually meant ME & dh!  (lol)(and my poor sister-in-law, who has been at the hospital all day every day, and in a hotel every night, for more than a week now), and not the patients -- although they're doing well too!

To pick up where my last post left off, we made the hour-long drive on Friday morning to spend the day with Little Great-Nephew while his mom drove downtown to be with his dad at the hospital. We both had fun -- and the dog was ecstatic to have us there. (Every time I tried to go upstairs to join dh & LGN, playing in LGN's bedroom, the dog would sit at the bottom of the stairs and whine until I came back down again, lol.)(He's a miniature dachshund, and his legs are too short to climb the stairs!)      

And guess who was with Older Nephew's Wife when she came home later that afternoon??  (We learned that morning that he was being discharged, but kept the secret as a surprise for LGN.)  He was upstairs playing with dh & I was keeping a lookout at the window. When I saw the car pull into the driveway, I called upstairs, "LGN, Mama's home!" and when he came downstairs and ran to the door, I said, "I think someone else is with her too!"  He peered curiously out the door -- and then his dad slowly came around the corner of the garage, pushing a walker. "Who's that??" I prompted him. 

"DADA!"  he yelled. "I can't wait to see you!!" He took off down the sidewalk.  "GENTLE!!" his mom called out, afraid he'd bowl Older Nephew right over! (He wound up hugging his leg, lol.) 

It was SO cute. I was trying to film this with one hand while brushing away tears with the other. (However, I did something wrong, because nothing was recorded when I checked. Thank goodness Older Nephew's Wife was also filming with her phone/camera and captured the moment!)  

I may not have kids &/or grandkids of my own (and never will)  -- but this was a pretty special moment that  dh & I got to share with them. (We were also there when Older Nephew & his wife brought LGN home from the hospital -- and introduced the dog to him too!) WE got to be there -- not the grandparents (who, admittedly, were otherwise occupied!).  

We were back at the hospital downtown Saturday and again today. (We'll be back on Wednesday -- BIL's birthday -- and possibly back up to visit Older Nephew later in the week too.)  BIL looks better every time we see him, but he's still got a long road ahead of him. He'll likely be in the hospital for another week. 

You can find more of this week's #MicroblogMondays posts here.