Dear Sam: It was on this day one year ago that you entered our lives. You were... shall we say... early. Really really early. We were not expecting to meet you until January 4th, but you just had other plans. The six days prior to your arrival were hard and scary. The 95 days you stayed in … [Read more...] about One year ago today… A letter to my son
One year ago today… (part 6)… and Happy Neonatal Nurse Appreciation Day
One year ago today, the euphoria of reaching 24 weeks started to wane as my contractions started to increase. Then, in the blink of an eye, the euphoria was gone as it was discovered I was leaking amniotic fluid and was now in danger of having my sac rupture with just the slightest movement. The … [Read more...] about One year ago today… (part 6)… and Happy Neonatal Nurse Appreciation Day
One year ago today… part 5
One year ago today, as I lay in trendelenberg, suffering from headaches and back aches, I celebrated. For it was on this day one year ago that I crossed the magical 24-week mark, and my baby went from having almost no chance of survival to a 40% chance of survival. For 4 days, I lay in my bed … [Read more...] about One year ago today… part 5
One year ago today (and yesterday)…
Its funny, as I get closer to Sam's birthday, things are getting a little easier. Who knows, maybe my roller coaster will follow the path in I took in the hospital last year. My 2nd and third full days in the hospital were probably my best. My back and hips only ached a little, my contractions … [Read more...] about One year ago today (and yesterday)…
One year ago today – part 2
I meant to post this this morning...alas... One year ago today, I woke up in a hospital bed, tilted at a 30-degree angle, being pumped full of magnesium sulfate, with all the blood rushing to my head, so overwhelmed that I didn't even realize it was 9/11. As I lay there, listening to the sounds … [Read more...] about One year ago today – part 2
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