Small, but Mighty Though she was very small for her gestational age, today's miracle fought very hard. Micro Preemies are defined by many different criteria in many different sources. Basically, it's a way to describe the smallest and earliest arriving babies. As I've mentioned before, a micro preemie (on this blog,) is a baby that is born before 28 weeks and/or under 2 … [Read more...]
Hello December Goals
December already Even though we're already into the second week of December, I still wanted to share my goals for the month with you. But first, let's check back and see how I did in November. If you read my November Goals, Mid-Month Check, you'll know that most of the goals were almost completed. Here's a review of the goals and what else happened: Share a fact or … [Read more...]
Updates for Premature Birth Awareness
Micro Preemie Updates Since I started Micro Preemie Mondays back in June, we've met over 20 families, each with a story to tell about Premature Birth. I checked in with the first 10 families in update posts, which you can read HERE and HERE. In honor of Premature Birth Awareness Month, today and tomorrow, I'm going to update you on 12 more of those families that we've met in … [Read more...]
Doctor Recap and Breaking
We did it! We survived our 3-year-old Doctor's appointment! I was a little unsure how it would go... after the morning we had. You know one of those mornings where everyone is throwing tantrums at the same time? And if you hear one more whine or scream, you just might lose it? And you have to go into the bathroom for just one minute of silence? That's … [Read more...]