Are We There Yet?

Day three of our vacation/medical trip is over---and we haven't even been to Mayo Clinic yet! It was a long drive for the five of us, and I'm very happy we planned an overnight stay in Fargo (with my brother Greg and his wife Tahnee) on the way here. The kids were ready to be done on Friday night.

Last night, we spent the night in downtown Minneapolis. Calvin, Perry and I went to a Twins game, while Natalie stayed behind with Grandma Cheryl at the hotel. We learned that they have great handicapped seating areas, so I think next time, we'll bring her along. The game was great...Perry finally got to see his very first outdoor Major League Baseball game. It was very exciting and lived up to the hype! We were lucky that it didn't rain during the game; however, after the game, a big storm passed through downtown and we were stuck in the middle of it! We had to wait it out in the Target Center entryway. Yikes!

This morning, we packed up and headed off to the Minnesota Zoo. We're so used to Roosevelt Park Zoo, that this one seemed GIGANTIC! It was very nice, but the best part was that we got to meet up with some old friends...Natalie's nurse, Kate, and her NICU buddy, Carter and his family. We had a great time catching up with our friends, then we headed south to Rochester. We are VERY fortunate to be staying at a friend's (beautiful) house during the stay. Calvin is crawling all over the place these days, so the idea of him crawling around on a hotel floor isn't too appealing to me. We are about 15 minutes from the clinic and hospital, so Grandma Cheryl can stay back with Calvin and I can be with Natalie until Calvin needs me again.

We are very excited to see the doctors tomorrow and learn as much as we can about Natalie seizures. It's been a constant worry in our lives, so the more we understand about them and learn to control them, the better off we will ALL be. Natalie deserves only the best! :)

I will update you all again tomorrow as we learn more. For now, I'm one tired mama...and ready for BED!

(I'm sorry I can't include pictures...I don't have a way to get them from my camera to this computer until we get back home. I will add them at that time.)