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Day 16: October 2

October 3, 2010 by melragent 3 Comments

What a roller-coaster!  After I wrote about what a great day Sam was having, things took a funky turn.  First came the call from Laura that for the first time in 15 days Sam was going to change rooms.  Apparently this is totally common in the NICU, but for some reason this got me unsettled.  It felt … [Read more...] about Day 16: October 2

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Day 15: October 1

October 2, 2010 by melragent 1 Comment

I am going to start this post by apologizing to everyone... i fell down on the job and didn't get any pictures of Sam today... so this post will be picture and video free.  I will try not to fall down on the job again! So, they say there are good days and there are bad days... today was a really … [Read more...] about Day 15: October 1

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Day 14 (aka week 2!): September 30

October 1, 2010 by melragent 2 Comments

After a rough day yesterday, I woke up with all my fingers crossed that Sam would be having a better day today. I was not sure I could take it emotionally if today was another rough one. Lucky for me, he had a good night, and his kidney function was a bit better in the morning. The doctor felt … [Read more...] about Day 14 (aka week 2!): September 30

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Day 13: September 29

September 30, 2010 by melragent 1 Comment

One good day, one bad day... So, yesterday was the good day, I guess that makes today the bad day. When I arrived at the hospital, I was surprised to find Sam having his second blood transfusion. His first was on his second day of life. That one didn't bother me. This one, got to me. I think … [Read more...] about Day 13: September 29

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Day 12: September 28 (updated with photos)

September 29, 2010 by melragent Leave a Comment

Thanks to everyone that reached out with words of support after yesterdays post. All those positive emails and texts really helped to lift my spirits. I know yesterday was my first down day and am happy to say today was much different. The first thing in did when I woke up was to call the NICU … [Read more...] about Day 12: September 28 (updated with photos)

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