On behalf of entire Tribe Strong, Cal Strong want to thank all of the strong posters who reached out with PM's and posts with good wishes. It has been a wild (but strong) past 29 hours.
Wife Strong is a champion! She Cal Strong's hero. Somehow she both Cal Strong's westward wind and his true North. Being both a westward wind and a true north NOT WEAK! Being both a westward wind and a true north STRONG!!!!!
Wife Strong no get much sleep last night (our first night back in our villa here in Egypt after a night in the hospital). But she do very well with the all-night feedings. At one point she wake up and feed Caleb Strong. Then she pass him off to Cal Strong before going to bathroom to change her dressings. When she come back, Cal Strong and Baby Strong both asleep. She nudge Cal Strong to wake him up and Cal Strong very confused! Cal Strong freak out: "Why Cal Strong sleeping with baby in arms? Did Cal Strong crush baby? Bad Cal Strong! Bad!" But Wife Strong reassure Cal Strong that he good father and that he cuddle baby softly in his sleep.
This morning was Cal Strong's first diaper fiasco. Big mess. Cal Strong get it everywhere before he figure out system. But then Cal Strong clean it up! Make things easy on Wife Strong.
Cal Strong make Wife Strong big breakfast this morning: Start off with coffee, boiled chicken, baba ghanoush, half of sliced apple, and whole banana. Cal Strong also bring raspberry leaf tea. Then Cal Strong bring breakfast burrito a few minutes later after Wife Strong finished with first course. Maid Strong no come until tomorrow. So Cal Strong do light cleaning of kitchen to hold us over.
Family Strong want to thank Cal community from bottom of their big strong collective heart. We especially grateful for big shipment of basket containing champagne, chocolates, teddybear, flowers, and lovely card from four (anonymous on public forum) posters. Card badly misspelled by Egyptians who transcribe it. But it very funny. Cal Strong tell you what unintended message of the mispellings were in PM.
Gift basket arrive just after we wake up in hospital. It really cheered our big strong Cal hearts. These four posters chipped in and were very strong in charity and love for their fellow strong bears. You big inspiration to entire Strong family. Cal Strong can't wait to meet you in person. He even take you to gym for strong workout and then out for smoothies afterwards with Wife Strong and Baby Strong!
Go Bears!