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Uncertainty

August 20, 2013 by melragent Leave a Comment

Sam the Anti-Preemie on his way to speech therapy

In terms of micro-preemies, I have had it pretty easy. Sam was big for his gestational age. Yes, you read that right. One pound twelve ounces is considered big. His time in the NICU was pretty uneventful… at least after he had his PDA ligation and began peeing regularly. Yes, we were there … [Read more...] about Uncertainty

Filed Under: Life at home, Two years to Three years

Redux: In honor of World Breastfeeding Week

August 7, 2013 by melragent Leave a Comment

Sam the Anti-Preemie: Breastfeeding at 30 weeks

Realizing it is World Breastfeeding Week, I thought it would be good to open up the archives and bring out this post I wrote about my two different experiences with breastfeeding. The topic is something I obsessed about with both of my children - term and preemie. In one, I was able to … [Read more...] about Redux: In honor of World Breastfeeding Week

Filed Under: Life at home, Parenting Tagged With: Breastfeeding

Making The Decsion

August 6, 2013 by melragent 2 Comments

A recent New York Times Op-Ed Piece called "End of Life, at Birth" has cause me to go back and relive those days almost three years ago when my husband and I were confronted with the terrible choice of trying to continue my pregnancy or to let our baby go. For those of you that haven't been … [Read more...] about Making The Decsion

Filed Under: Parenting, Therapy Fund

Travels in a Thin Country

July 27, 2013 by melragent Leave a Comment

While I wish our trip had just ended, the reality is we got home on July 4th... but things were crazed and complicated on our arrival (New puppy + my 2 night stay in the hospital for back issues) so it has taken me until today to finally be able to write about our adventures in Chile. As anyone … [Read more...] about Travels in a Thin Country

Filed Under: Life at home, Two years to Three years

Leaving on a jet plane

June 4, 2013 by melragent 2 Comments

Sam the Anti-Preemie and Irene

Or three... Next week, the whole clan (grandparents included) are heading out on a grand South American adventure. The trip should be fantastic- as we will get to show Sam off to a multitude of friends and family. For Irene, it will be a great opportunity to speak Spanish as she prepares to … [Read more...] about Leaving on a jet plane

Filed Under: Life at home, Parenting, Two years to Three years Tagged With: Travel

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