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 →
Torn In Two
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 →
A Day Of His Own (A Birth Story)
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 →
One Week Remaining
One week to go! Of course that is assuming things remain uneventful until then. It is sort of surreal to think that we will be having another child by the end of next week. While I am excited to see his little face for the first time, I am also a little sad that this... Continue Reading →
Selfish Thoughts Are Not Welcome
Well, we have made it to the 32 week mark. Which means I have 2 weeks left to make it to the 34 week goal. I honestly wasn't sure I would make it this far, but I am glad for each day that little man stays inside. Last night was rough. Chris has been at... Continue Reading →
Focus On The Big Picture
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 →
A Day In The Life (hospital bed rest)
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 →
In The Hospital
Within hours of my last post, I ended up in Labor & Delivery. On Tuesday evening, we had eaten dinner as normal and decided to go to the local neighborhood marketplace to get a few groceries. I was feeling pretty good considering the pelvic issues from the 2 days prior. We walked through the first... Continue Reading →