The transport isolette is a pile of electronic equipment clipped to the top of an ambulance gurney. At the very top of the pile is a blue nylon box that looks like a cross between a tent and a soft-sided beer cooler. That's where the baby rides. There's a zippered access door in the side. We're told there's a little five-point harness inside, too. Adorable.
They couldn't ride together, but once Evelyn arrives the girls might be placed side-by-side in the same isolette. This saves space in Peninsula's relatively tiny NICU, which they call "the SCN" for Special Care Nursery. Evelyn's not too far off from an open-air crib anyway.
I remember seeing the SCN here when Patrick and Charlie were born. It was adjacent to the elevator lobby, but the blinds were always closed, so you couldn't ever see in. I think I remember it seeming like a sad place. I never thought I would be happy to be here. Probably no one ever does.

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