Support System I'm not sure how we would have made it through our NICU journey without a support system. The people that drove us to the NICU, watched our oldest son, brought us meals, listened to us cry, and prayed with us made an unbearable journey a little more bearable. The biggest part of our support system was our parents, and the twins' grandparents. They would visit … [Read more...]
Healing Touch: Aiden’s Story
Healing Touch As any preemie or NICU parent can tell you, touch is such an important part of their journey to healing. That connection is something that even medicine can't take the place of. When my twins were in the NICU, I wasn't allowed to hold them for the first week. They were very fragile, and couldn't handle very much stimulation. The trauma of the delivery alone … [Read more...]
Twin Boy Party: Lightning Vs. Thomas
Twin Boy Party 6 years home from the NICU. No re-admittance. Normal development. Time to celebrate with a Twin Boy Party...or as we like to call it a NICUversary! Since the twins birth was traumatic for me, I'm more in the mood to celebrate their homecoming than their actual birth. The twins certainly don't mind, since they get double the presents each year. This was the … [Read more...]
Preemie Mom: Why I will Always be One
When You're a Preemie Mom... You measure in ounces and millimeters. You've never seen someone so small, yet so perfect The strongest person you've ever met is the one you gave birth to. Before you are a preemie mom... Your heart hurts and your head spins with statistics and odds stacked against your baby. You beg your body to help you in any way that it … [Read more...]
24 weeks: Justin’s Story
24 Weeks 24 weeks is the gestation that most doctors tell you is the age of viability. The age where they will try to save your baby if it is born. It is terrifying. I remember sitting in my hospital bed, a few days past viability and listening to the statistics being thrown at me. The quality of life predicted, the complications that would almost surely arise, and the … [Read more...]