2 questions I always get asked are; #1 Are you done having kids? And #2 How is it juggling 3? First off, if you haven't yet you should read my post from a couple years ago, Are You Done Having Kids? I think it is something important to read as to whether or not if... Continue Reading →
Life certainly has been on full speed since I landed in the hospital back in March awaiting the birth of our 3rd child. For those that haven't read them yet, check out In The Hospital and Bug's birth story to understand more. In short, he was born at 33 weeks and 5 days and spent... Continue Reading →
Life as a stay at home parent... Spend literally all day cleaning and what do you have to show for it at the end of the day? Having one child, being a stay at home parent was easy. I only had one little human to worry about. It was generally easy for me to keep... Continue Reading →
Like I mentioned in my last post Sincerely, Jenn, this year has been particularly chaotic. In January, we found out my mom's brother who ran away when he was barely a teenager had been killed in a hit and run accident in 1986. He was a John Doe for over 30 years. For years my... Continue Reading →
After 12 days in the NICU, our little bug finally got to come home! In the grand scheme, 12 days doesn't seem like much. Especially if you take into account how many times we were told he would be there for at least a month. However, those 12 days were definitely long seeming. The worst... Continue Reading →
I am constantly being swarmed with emotions. I don't think anything can prepare a person, a mother, for the feelings and thoughts that occur when you have a baby in the NICU (newborn intensive care unit). Practically immediately after leaving my body, my baby boy was taken away from me. He was taken to another... Continue Reading →
Where to even begin? This child has had his own game plan the entire time. Ever since my water broke at 29 weeks on March 19th, I had experienced multiple occasions where I thought I might be starting labor. I want to say there were at least 5 days where I was having contractions for... Continue Reading →
Before getting pregnant, I knew I wanted to do certain things when we did get pregnant again because I knew it would be our last baby. When I ended up being admitted to the hospital two weeks ago (at 29 weeks) I knew that meant any plans we had were going to change. I knew... Continue Reading →
The days seem to sort of blur together. With people constantly coming in and out of my room there just doesn't ever seem to be a good enough time to sleep. My day usually starts around 4am. My nurse or caretech will come in to get my vitals (blood pressure and taking my temperature). If... Continue Reading →
