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Hypospadias – Back to the hospital

This week we headed back to the hospital to have a follow up surgery for Drake. We have known since he was born that he would need a Hypospadias repair, but it wasn’t going to be scheduled until he was at least 8 or 9 months old and that seemed so far away. Well time [...]

Preemies & Social Security

A few weeks ago I was listening to Dave Ramsey’s talk radio show and a woman called in and said she had recently had a preemie baby.  She had started receiving social security benefits during her baby’s NICU stay and then continued to receive them for a few months after her baby came home because [...]

Making Your Marriage Work in the NICU

Any marriage can and will change with the birth of a new baby, especially when it’s the first child being born to new parents.  When a baby’s arrival doesn’t goes as planned, though—when a child is born with health issues or simply comes too soon—that’s when preserving a marriage takes a lot more work! My [...]

When One Twin Goes Home First

January 27, 2009 was the day that we had been anticipating for ten long weeks.  One of our babies was finally coming home!  We were so excited.  I had finally had my baby shower that weekend and had spent all day Monday organizing the nursery and putting the pack and play together for Lindsay’s homecoming. [...]

Having Faith is a Special Need

Something many preemie parent’s have to deal with is the chance of long lasting effects, such as mental disabilities. Although Drake’s reasons were different than most preemies, we too were faced with the chances of having a child with special needs. During my pregnancy I had some hormones come back high, putting me in a [...]

Tribute to Micro Preemies

Isn’t it amazing that there are preemies that survive which are born as early as 23 and 24 weeks?  It’s almost unfathomable to me.  These babies are truly miracle babies. My first baby was born at 21 weeks and 2 days gestation.  He weighed 12 oz and was 10 1/4 inches long and his heart [...]

Overwhelmed at the NICU

At first I was embarrassed at my uncontrollable display of emotions, but then I decided that it didn’t matter.  I was shocked and frightened at what lay before me, and I had just undergone major surgery!  I just didn’t have the strength to keep my composure any longer. After my 27-weeker was life-flighted to a [...]

In the ER with my Preemie

I’ve been to the ER a few times with my preemie, when she has had croup and  pneumonia, and it has always ended up seeming to be a waste of time and money. It’s strange, every time we’ve been sent there the drive was scary because my daughter couldn’t breathe or was coughing really hard [...]