New Hospital Visitation Rules for the Flu Season

at 10/28/09 7:19PM

Women and Infants Hospital has made stricter visitation rules starting this past Monday for the flu season. It's going to take a little fun out of things, but it's for the best, I'm sure.

Here's the rundown: (found at http://www.womenandinfants.org/body.cfm?id=89&action=detail&ref=322 )

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Press Releases
Women & Infants Hospital Changes Visitation Policies During Flu Season
10/23/09
Pregnant women, new mothers, newborns and women being treated for cancer are particularly vulnerable to influenza – both seasonal flu and H1N1 (swine flu). To help protect patients, Women & Infants Hospital is making changes to some of the hospital’s visitation policies, effective Monday, October 26, 2009.

Changes include:

• Hours of visitation will be restricted from 3 pm to 8 pm, with additional limitations outlined here.

• Only two visitors at a time will be allowed in the patient room.

• Family and friends with a fever, cough or cold symptoms will not be allowed to visit patients in the hospital.

• For patients with confirmed or suspected H1N1 flu, visitors will be limited to the significant other and grandparents/support person – all of whom must wear a mask while in the room. No one under the age of 18 should visit unless cleared through the hospital’s Infection Control staff.

• School age children are at high risk of contracting and spreading the H1N1 virus. Therefore, children under the age of 18 will not be allowed to visit patients in the hospital. The only exception will be for children of the patient or siblings of the newborn provided they pass a brief medical screening that will be given at the hospital prior to visiting the patient room.

• For families of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients, only the mother and banded significant other will be allowed to visit in the NICU 24 hours a day. In addition to the parents, visitors are limited to two at a time, and all will receive a brief medical screening prior to visiting in the NICU. Siblings of the baby may only visit the NICU by appointment and must be screened before entering the NICU.

Visitation screenings will take place in the Main Lobby of the hospital, behind the reception desk.

“Keeping our patients healthy and safe is our top priority,” explained Paula Gillette, RN, MSN, senior vice president of Patient Care Services at Women & Infants. “We appreciate the cooperation and support of our patients and their visitors.”

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Love to all,
Jody

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Yay!!! So happy for answered prayers! Welcome baby! xoxo

by enyek at 10/30/09 7:56AM
Yay!!!! So excited for you Jody!!!!!!!

by thewifeofbud at 10/30/09 9:03AM
Congrats on your sweet little girl!!! :) So excited for you that labor and delivery went smoothly! Hope you're able to get some rest!

by mel_ody at 10/30/09 9:03AM
Yay, can't wait to hear all the details! Congrats to you, Chris, Danielle and Sean!!! It will be nice to meet your sweet baby in a couple of weeks! : )

by mrs_rosshead at 10/30/09 9:22AM
Congratulations!!! We're so excited!!! You know, I'm generally a very deep sleeper, but all it took to wake me up this morning was the small beep on Tim's phone that meant there was a text message about you and a sweet little baby. :)

by aprilstarr at 10/30/09 9:27AM
Congratulations!! So happy for you and I hope all went smoothly! She is adorable. Selma sent a pic. What a lovely name too. Can't wait to meet her in a few weeks! Congrats again!

by kristine at 10/30/09 2:40PM
Oh, it's Chris's birthday today so Happy Birthday to him. Was Charlotte born today, the 30th? So cool to have the same birthday as Daddy!!

by kristine at 10/30/09 2:43PM
YAY!!! Congratulations Jody! So happy for all of you, and I can't wait to meet little Charlotte! :)

by heatheronthehill at 10/30/09 2:49PM
Many Many congratulations and much thankfulness for a good delivery of your sweet little Charlotte. Danielle... thanks to you for the informative comment!!!
Love you, Jody!

by raifhaus at 10/30/09 3:33PM
Best wishes!! Will Charlotte be at services on Sunday?

by larryandrosalie at 10/30/09 4:11PM
What a lovely name!!

by 7laughinghardmans at 10/30/09 4:41PM
Congratulations!

by marmee at 10/30/09 7:17PM
Congratulations, Jody and Chris!!! (And Sean and Danielle :) Yay for a precious little girl!! :)

by laurchel at 10/30/09 9:17PM
How precious! So exciting that you now have both a little girl and boy! I hope I have the same luck with my next one!

by tess at 10/31/09 9:19PM
Happy Coming Home Day!!!!

by comade at 11/01/09 5:58AM
Congrats all! :)

by jlmanager at 11/02/09 6:16AM
Can't wait to see pictures!

by mayflower at 11/02/09 7:55AM
Where are the pictures?
I love the name Charlotte!

by _sylviaanne_ at 11/02/09 6:12PM
Congrats! Hope everything went well! Looking forward to hearing all about it.

by mjintexas at 11/03/09 11:54AM
Hi, Jody! It's Aunt Jeanne - I FINALLY got a Pleonast account. It will take me a while to learn everything & to navigate. Well, CONGRATULATIONS on your healthy, precious little girl! I was SO hoping you would have a girl, and of course I LOVE the name! I'm so pleased that Grandma has a great-grandchild named after her. I'm thankful you had an easier delivery this time. Charlotte didn't waste any time getting here, did she? I've seen some pictures that were posted on Facebook, & she's beautiful. Sean is ADORABLE! How exciting for him to have a baby sister!

by leaflady at 11/03/09 9:16PM

Habbir Yeeeew!

at 10/26/09 4:45PM

That's how Sean says "Happy Birthday to you". :) It's so hard to believe it has been two years already. Two years ago at this time I think I was finally falling asleep for the first time after Sean was born at 3:26 am. I was so wound up from the whole experience for one thing, but also I didn't want to miss anything! A baby only has it's first hours once! And to think we'll hopefully be doing it all again with in the next few days (I hope)!

Not much has changed in the last year with Sean's loves. He still loves balls and trucks. But now he can name the different kinds of balls, and he knows bulldozer, dump truck, bucket loader, road roller, fire truck, tractor, pickup truck, log truck, car carrier, cement truck, grader, crane, garbage/trash truck, and maybe something I'm not thinking of. He can count to 20 with some help. We're still working on the alphabet, but he can say a few random runs on his own.

Sean loves helping Mama and Daddy. I think he likes helping more than playing. He likes to help me cook, vacuum, empty the dishwasher, fold laundry, and pick up toys. He likes to help Daddy stack wood, start the fire (he carries the kindling), fix cars, clean up the garage, and weed the garden.

We had a very rough spot in his behavior a while back, but we got through it, and he says polite phrases more often now like "please", "thank you vurry, vurry much", and "escuse me" when he's trying to get by somebody. And he's been a lot more affectionate. We're still working on sharing, pushing, and grabbing though!

Well, I don't want to go on and on like those printed holiday letters you get from your family telling you how wonderful they are.... ;) I love my little guy, and I'm pround of him.

Sean and I would also like to say Happy Birthday to Sean's two birthday buddies, Jack and Anaja! Happy Birthday, guys!!!

Love to all,
Jody

Awwww, Sean, happy birthday again! I love that he loves helping you two! It's just so neat that God put that desire to get a job done into little guys too. I hope you have a wonderful celebration! And we will be thinking of you - praying for you over the next few days! We love you!

by enyek at 10/26/09 5:19PM
Happy Birthday to Sean!
I have been thinking of you as you enter your last days of pregnancy. You guys are in my prayers.

by angelad at 10/26/09 8:17PM
Happy Birthday Sean!

by mrs_rosshead at 10/26/09 8:39PM
LOL!

by eruve at 10/26/09 9:46PM
Happy birthday Sean! Indi had a small party on her birthday and so everyone sang happy birthday to her. She requests that song at EVERY nap and EVERY night at bedtime as one of her songs. :)
Heres to hoping it's only a few more days or hours even! :)

by mel_ody at 10/26/09 10:53PM
You can go on an on as much as you want. I love hearing about him. He sounds wonderful!

by schmidtkins at 10/26/09 11:49PM
Aaawww...we all love Sean so much too! He is such a cute little guy. Thanks for sharing his birthday with Theodore.

by comade at 10/27/09 7:13AM
Happy Birthday to Sean! I tried calling you yesterday. We were prepping Leila to say "Happy Birthday Sean!" in case we got the chance to Skype.

by timstarr at 10/27/09 9:51AM
It was so nice to spend some time with you guys yesterday! Sean is going to be such a good big brother!

by thewifeofbud at 10/27/09 12:02PM
I miss sweet Sean!

by _sylviaanne_ at 10/27/09 5:49PM
:)

by jlmanager at 10/27/09 9:56PM
Thinking of yoU!!!!

by raifhaus at 10/27/09 10:46PM
How sweet! I hope all goes soon and goes very well!

by meg at 10/28/09 2:52PM
Happy birthday to your baby!

by mjintexas at 10/28/09 5:18PM

Update

at 10/12/09 10:02AM *

Ok, so I made a huge list of things to do. Did you ever feel better just from making the list? Well, I feel much more organized now. Whew!

Business trip packing - done
Laundry - done (for now, obviously)
Closet plans - done (that was a big one)
Pedicure - done (yay! It looks really good!)
Sean's cold - done (though mischievousness still remains ;))
Guest room - done except for vacuuming

Chris is helping a lot, and so is Marcie! Also, Mom is coming over on Wednesday. Hooray! Things are looking up!

I just asked Sean if he would like his drink. He started whining, which clearly means no, but then he stopped and said, "No... dayn-goooo." Yay! He's been a lot sweeter recently.

Well, I ought to get back to "get it done" mode!

Love to all,
Jody

For those of you on SWAGBUCKS, be watching out for lots of Swag Codes today. TSG is doing Swag Hunts at the top of every hour. The next one (actually at 4:30 EST due to a hardware problem) will be worth 50 SB and is only available to the first 5 people who find it!!!

Hey! I heard that he slept over grandma and grandpa's. :) That is too cute for me to handle!! Where does he sleep over there?
I'm glad his sweet little boy-ness is reappearing. :)

by a_starr at 10/12/09 10:09AM
It feels so good to get things done! I already have 2 things checked off my list for today! =) And the girls morning out was SO fun! We need to do that more!

by thewifeofbud at 10/12/09 11:27AM
Jody - Any chance you will be up for another girls morning out while I'm there? :) :) :)

by a_starr at 10/12/09 12:28PM
^^^Yes, and include some "older" girls?????

by jaydon at 10/12/09 1:17PM
^^I'll watch Sean!

by timstarr at 10/12/09 1:28PM
I think this looks like you:
"Juliet" by Waterhouse

by timstarr at 10/12/09 1:39PM
So happy that you are feeling stress being relieved! Sean is going to be such a great big brother, I cannot wait to see it.

Apparently today Meredith wasn't too happy about going down for a nap so while we were eating lunch she came and told Chris that she went into the other room and made frustrated noises/movements and that was naughty and she was sorry!

by comade at 10/12/09 2:04PM
I love making lists... as well as adding stuff that I've just completed just so I can further motivate myself by immediately crossing off an item or two. :)

by laurar209 at 10/12/09 8:19PM
I need to make some lists myself... company coming Thursday, but I'll hardly be home tomorrow. But I do so love having company... gives me motivation to get things done, and then I get to play once they get here. :) Play, socialize, close enough.

by matthew_and_brooke at 10/12/09 9:09PM
Sweetness!

by tweedledee at 10/13/09 8:45AM
!!... and I thought I was the only one! haha!

by a_starr at 10/13/09 10:05AM
Sounds like you are getting things under control. Remember to delegate jobs and get plenty of rest for the big day. Thinking about you.

by boromom at 10/14/09 12:42AM
Well, it's going to be tough, considering how very pregnant I will be at the time, but we are planning to try to come out for your New Year's Eve party barring any unforeseen circumstances. We are very much looking forward to seeing you again and meeting this new little one! Thinking of you a lot! I know you must be quite busy in preparation! :)

by heatheronthehill at 10/14/09 9:23PM
Aw :) "No thank you"

by sweetpea_me at 10/20/09 1:12PM
Happy Birthday Sean!

by jaydon at 10/25/09 11:09PM
Happy Birthday Sean from your birthday buddy Jack! :) Hope you have a wonderful day, happy little TWO-year-old man!

by heatheronthehill at 10/26/09 6:18AM
Hey there, Little Buddy, Hey there, Little Sean!! Happy Birthday Sweetheart!!

by enyek at 10/26/09 11:34AM
Whoa! Two! When did that happen?! Happy birthday, little guy!!

by eruve at 10/26/09 1:39PM

Ggrrrr!

at 10/07/09 4:02PM

So, my to do list in no particular order includes - pack for Chris's business trip, do laundry for packing --, pack hospital bag for me/ Grandma and Grandpa's house overnight bag for Sean, print readable map of Woonsocket for guests, come up with closet plans for bedroom, get house ready for hosting guest preacher, plan time for pedi, prepare for all the October bd's, go over a birth plan, write up triage information sheet so they don't have to ask me all the questions while I'm in transition like last time, and attend to my over-tired, runny-nosed, mischievous toddler. Oh, and what's for supper? Hmm.

The most important things are not the most urgent and vice versa. Baah! Where do I start??

Ok, that's all!

Love to all,
Jody

Take a deep breath and get a nap! Sorry I'm not closer so I could help you.

by boromom at 10/07/09 4:25PM
hmm...I think you should start by coming over my house for lunch on Friday?!?!?

oh and check with your midwife about triage because I didn't have to do it bc I was going in to the ABC

I found it was really hard to pack Meredith's bag early because she didn't have a ton of extra clothes for me to have sitting in a bag for weeks =/

by comade at 10/07/09 4:27PM
Awww... love ya!

by tweedledee at 10/07/09 4:40PM
23 days!!

by spinningbee at 10/07/09 6:19PM
Wow, that is a very ambitious list... I would have started with supper. After a good dinner, it is easier to think clearly!

by schmidtkins at 10/07/09 8:21PM
Start by wiping that nose, yuck.

by enyek at 10/07/09 8:50PM
Supper and then triage stuff! That would be miserable!! Fortunately, Jeremy preregistered me for the hospital otherwise I could have signed my life away and not cared I was in so much pain! :)
Does Sean have an idea of what's to happen in the near future?

by mel_ody at 10/07/09 9:34PM
And all that before supper!! Just kiddin' . But it feels that way sometimes, doesn't it? Thinking of you as you near the end of your pregnancy. Praying that all will go well.

by kristine at 10/07/09 11:19PM
You can do it! and, when you get the sudden urge to have everything done, NOW, the time will be near!

by mrs_rosshead at 10/07/09 11:23PM
Ah, but to even have those things to do is a blessing! How many ladies would love to be in our shoes and have homes to manage and families to care for and such homes filled with love!

by meg at 10/08/09 5:27AM
Awwww.... Sean on an overnight at Grandma and Grandpa's! Fun!
Who is the guest preacher and when is he coming and why are you hosting at 8.333 months pregnant?? ;)

by a_starr at 10/08/09 8:38AM
Wow, that's a lot to do! I would start by asking one of the lovely young ladies to come over to help! =)

by thewifeofbud at 10/08/09 9:13AM
Do what's most important to you first. Or first do what you have to do that no one else can do for you, if you run out of time. Being that you don't have much time left. :)

by tanja at 10/09/09 12:58PM
Maybe it was MY brain that was fuzzy on Sunday, because I distinctly remember you saying hi to me that night. Either way, thank you, and see you when we come out for Thanksgiving!

by redmartineau at 10/09/09 8:49PM
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

No, you ARE right! Man, that's talking before looking if ever I saw it!

This is a clear example of my massive ego (Brian, repeat to yourself "it's NOT all about you, it's NOT all about you"), I apologize for the mix-up!

by redmartineau at 10/10/09 1:06AM
Yes I will be! I'm pretty excited. Maybe by then you will have a new little Tosti.

by angelad at 10/10/09 8:28AM
sounds crazy! love you

by Americha at 10/12/09 3:08PM

Happy First "Day" of Fall!

at 09/22/09 9:43AM

We thought Fall started yesterday, but I guess it officially begins this evening at 5:18. We had our first fire in the woodstove to celebrate. Chris loves cool weather, so Fall is a big deal to him. I like early Fall with the pretty colors. And for a few weeks it's fun to wear cozy sweaters, drink hot tea, coffee, or hot chocolate sitting by the wood stove. By December it's all over for me. Actually, if it weren't for Thanksgiving, I'd be all done in November. After that it's just pervasive coldness until May or June. I'm working myself into a depression. New topic.....

We're having a great time with Dale and Selma here. And we're expecting Lee and Marcie next week if all goes well. It will be nice to be together again.

Baby CJ is coming soon! Lots of people are guessing it's a girl. We shall see! Several have said they don't think I'm going all the way to the due date. I wouldn't mind the baby coming a little early. It's getting quite difficult to sleep! But I don't want the baby too early! You can stay in there, CJ, in that little cozy place and get nice and developed. :)

Speaking of winter.... (:)) Barring any problems between now and then, we are planning to have the NYE party here. There are many details yet to be worked out, but I do have a gingerbread idea that I think will be fun! So as soon as I get a chance, I'm going to try to print up some information sheets to hand out to everyone so there's plenty of time to make your plans!! Here's the basic idea: It's a bit of a stretch, but it's fun.... :) This coming year is 2010. 10 is half of 20. So make HALF of a gingerbread house. In other words, you will be able to see inside. Are the wheels in your head turning yet?? More details to come....... Oh, btw, we're also planning to have a suggestion box for future gingerbread theme ideas.

Well, that's all for now!

Love to all,
Jody

I hope baby CJ holds out until after the 23rd so you can come to Theo's first birthday party. Am I selfish or what? If you cannot make it then we are officially done trying to go to eachother's kid's birthday parties, lol!!!!!!

We are so excited for you to be having another one soon though =)

by comade at 09/22/09 11:22AM
Ooooh, the wheels are turning. I love the half idea and I just love the idea of being able to do a house and look inside. Happy Fall!

by jaydon at 09/22/09 11:26AM
SUPER creative idea on the gingerbread house! :) Love it!
I can't wait to be up there in December. We're going to have SO much fun!
I love fall in New England, but... prefer winter in KY. Cold is gone by at least April! :) Wanna come visit me in April/May? Get a little break from the cold?

by a_starr at 09/22/09 12:29PM
Yay, I'm so glad you're having the NYE party! And great idea for the gingerbread house, maybe we'll actually get to make one this year!
I'm so excited to meet CJ!! And also excited for Lee and Marcie to be here!

by thewifeofbud at 09/22/09 1:58PM
hmm, sure wish I could be up there for NYE... but it is always tons of fun and special here, too! Hope things go well with your new wee one. We will keep you in prayer that she arrives on time, not too early or late!

by schmidtkins at 09/22/09 8:00PM
I love your gingerbread house traditions and always enjoy looking at the pictures from each year, so thanks for the heads-up -- makes me excited for January when the photos will be up! :)

by laurar209 at 09/22/09 9:10PM
or... you could just come! ;)

by a_starr at 09/22/09 10:17PM
i would come to your gingerbread party if I could! :)
I like fall, but I"m with you... a few weeks of cold is good enough for me. I love my sweaters and boots, but prefer flip flops and sun dresses!

by mjintexas at 09/23/09 2:22PM
wow! What a belly! (can't believe I just said that to you)

by raifhaus at 09/26/09 10:42AM
It took me a minute, but I finally figured out where in your house you were standing to take that picture. I think you've rearranged some furniture (in the last year or so since I've been up there!)

by a_starr at 09/26/09 11:18AM
=)

by tweedledee at 09/27/09 3:43PM
Oh, wait. Now I'm really confused............. :)

by a_starr at 09/28/09 8:41AM
I miss NE in the ENTIRE month of October. I am sad. I need some pictures of the leaves and some smells of the air....can you please send that? ;)

by tess at 09/28/09 11:56AM
any names yet?

by _sylviaanne_ at 09/29/09 2:13PM
Hope the travelers had a safe landing and are able to get some sleep! Know you all will have lots of fun getting to be together for
the next few days .

by boromom at 09/29/09 9:03PM
Thanks for the update! Lee called and we talked for just a minute. Hope they can get some good rest tonight. Enjoy the next few days and don't get too tired!

by boromom at 09/30/09 1:13AM
Happy One more month!!!!!

by comade at 09/30/09 1:41PM
Got to wander around Bruges (Belgium) with your in-laws and Nikolai last week! What a sweet family -- enjoyed meeting them and I'm so excited they're in RI with you all!

by laurar209 at 10/07/09 3:39PM

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New Hospital Visitation Rules for the Flu Season

Habbir Yeeeew!

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Ggrrrr!

Happy First "Day" of Fall!

jody

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