Dear God. The screaming. The ear piercing, toe curling, mind melting, soul crushing screaming that is emanating from my little boy these days. These screams often come without warning or reason, and last hours (ok, more like minutes, but they feel like hours). These screams are so impressive, … [Read more...] about The Therapy Fund | Vol. 9
Life at home
The Therapy Fund | Vol. 8
My blood came to a boil earlier this week thanks to an email from the lovely folks at BabyCenter.com. This all started innocently enough. I was having one of those preemie mom days. You know the one - where you are full of a bit of self pity and pride. I opened my email to see one of those … [Read more...] about The Therapy Fund | Vol. 8
All about Kenna
Today is a great day. Nothing really to report with Sam - he is just doing great. What makes today special is a preemie friend of ours is finally going home after 6 months (and one day) in the NICU. Now, a baby being released from the NICU is always a joyous thing. In this case, it is truly … [Read more...] about All about Kenna
The Therapy Fund | Vol. 7
A quick look at my own personal Sophie's Choice. The battle in our house over the issue of weaning Sam is hitting a new high (or is that low). For those that have been following, I have been struggling since since March with the idea of weaning Sam. I had originally planned to use a solo trip to … [Read more...] about The Therapy Fund | Vol. 7
The Therapy Fund | Vol. 6
The NICU was an extremely traumatic place for me and my husband. I spent anywhere from 4-8 hours a day sitting next to Sam's isolette listening to a symphony of sounds made up of alarms, beeps, the whooshing and whirring of breathing devices, doctor and nurse chatter, and my own breathing. Every … [Read more...] about The Therapy Fund | Vol. 6
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