Today I got a couple of kid free hours. As in there were no kids IN THE HOUSE while I was IN THE HOUSE!!! So I got into work and I got a handful of things going. I got a handful of things taken out of my dumping ground bedroom, got some laundry going, and then I began a big task! I gathered up ALL the medical supplies we’ve accumulated in our home over the last few years and I dumped them all on the dining room table! It was time to sort!
Now, Brady didn’t really have much for medical supplies until this year, but the Morsel had lots from the very beginning, though deemed “not a medical baby.” 😅 Lies. ALL lies. Anyway.
I dragged out the HUGE mess of supplies from our bathroom, as well as an entire plastic drawer unit from the baby room.
Then the kids came home, had lunch, and went down for naps, and I kept on going with my project! It was an oddly peaceful walk through memory lane. Very interesting to see the little bits of what’s left from here and there. I found the oximeter I got from when the Morsel had dangerously low blood oxygen levels. A nebulizer with all the different solutions. Spare NG tubes, with adapters, caps, syringes, etc. Most of the leftover adhesive from that was used up from when NG went to G tube. A spare G tube kit, plus items from recovery – drain sponges, barrier creams, Mesalt gauze, and even some silver nitrate for treating granulation. More adhesive, but that part poured into Bradys things. SO many bandages of differing brands, sizes, and purposes. SO many adhesives, differing in the same categories. Gauze like CRAZY. I found the big Qtips and the packing material for tunnelling infections. Some spare IV kits. So many sprays and cleaners. At least twelve pairs of little silver scissors.
I spent a nice long stretch, in between visits from Munchie Mix, working to sort out the mess at hand. Of course, once it was finally done, it was immediately apparent that the intended home for the supplies was insufficient. Everything is now in a box, slightly less disorganized than before. What can you do?
The day has felt a little long, but I’m very grateful for my quiet time at home to be able to do work at my table with no one pulling anything down or having to hurdle a baby gate. It was peaceful, and I liked that.
Tomorrow is fresh 💜 Thank you, Lord.