November 17th is World Prematurity Day Today is the day! It's time to celebrate our Premature Babies and Spread Awareness. As you know, I try to spread awareness on the blog as much as I can. You can come here every Monday to hear a story about another family's experience with premature birth, as part of Micro Preemie Mondays. I started this blog, the series, and … [Read more...]
Our 3rd NICUversary
What is a NICUversary? Even though August has come to an end, it will always be a special month for us. August 1st and 3rd are particularly special because they are the dates of my boys 3rd "NICUversary." What is that crazy made up word you ask? Well, it's the anniversary to the dates that my boys came home from the hospital. A Long Journey My twins were born at … [Read more...]
My Twins A and B: A Complicated Pregnancy
Twins A and B My twins were known as twins A and B for many weeks after their birth. We were not prepared with names. We were not prepared for the journey that followed, or really anything. They came extremely early. 25 weeks, 5 days to be exact. Before Micro Preemie Monday, I'd like to share my pregnancy story with you. I know many of you have probably read it, but … [Read more...]
The TTTS Foundation: Fundraising Focus
TTTS Foundation On my first Fundraising Focus, I'd like to talk about an organization that is very close to my heart, The Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Foundation (The TTTS Foundation.) What is TTTS? Like many people, I had never heard of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome until I was pregnant with Identical twins. TTTS is a disease of the placenta, which … [Read more...]
Night and Day
With today being the last day of April, and April being "Multiples Awareness Month," I thought I'd share a little about the twins and their twinness (is that a word?) today. I know I'm cutting it really close, but April was a busy month. I'm not going to share a bunch of facts, but just my own experiences from having and living with twins. There are a whole bunch of … [Read more...]
