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One year to Two years

And so it starts

September 14, 2012 by melragent Leave a Comment

Sam the Anti-Preemie Snuggle

We were having a a nice and quiet family diner at our favorite Italian Restaurant.  Things had been light and playful.  Irene was mixing her gelato with her spoon, turning it into gelato soup.  Sam was making himself laugh by playing patty cake with nobody.  And that's when they came. The … [Read more...] about And so it starts

Filed Under: Life at home, One year to Two years Tagged With: 2nd Birthday, Parneting

My journey to becoming a preemie mom began two years ago today

September 10, 2012 by melragent Leave a Comment

Sam the Anti-Preemie: Filthy and loving every moment of it!

I have taken some time off from writing as my mind has been a jumble if thoughts and emotions. I have been weighed down by the herculean task of wrapping my head around all of the changes in my life over the past two years. Barreling towards Sam's second birthday has been really different than it … [Read more...] about My journey to becoming a preemie mom began two years ago today

Filed Under: Life at home, One year to Two years

And so we enter the two year countdown…

August 27, 2012 by melragent Leave a Comment

Sam the Anti-Preemie: The other shoe

Today was the first day of 2nd grade for Irene.  Aside from being an exciting time for us all... it also means we are entering into the "two years ago today" season.  That's right, somehow, Sam's two year birthday is rapidly approaching.  Honestly, I have no idea how that happened. His first … [Read more...] about And so we enter the two year countdown…

Filed Under: Life at home, One year to Two years, Parenting Tagged With: fear, Parenting

The Therapy Fund | Vol. 11

August 9, 2012 by melragent Leave a Comment

Sam the Anti-Preemie: Blackberry face

Last week, I took a week off from blogging and my life and kidnapped my 6.5 year old and took her on a trip to Disneyland.  We had been talking about this trip for almost a year.  She really wanted to go, and we had promised Rosa (our nanny's daughter and my defacto daughter) that we would take her … [Read more...] about The Therapy Fund | Vol. 11

Filed Under: Life at home, One year to Two years, Therapy Fund Tagged With: Gratitude, Guilt, Parenting

Superheroes Come in Many Forms

July 27, 2012 by melragent 2 Comments

Sam the Anti-Preemie: My Superhero

This past week has been a really inspiring one for me. I have seen a number of people shed their Clark Kent exterior and reveal the Superhero that lives inside of them. Each of these people have made me stop and look at my life and think about what I can do to bring out my inner superhero. While I … [Read more...] about Superheroes Come in Many Forms

Filed Under: Life at home, One year to Two years Tagged With: Inspiration

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I’m Melissa. My life was turned upside down when my second child, Sam, was born just 24 weeks into my pregnancy. This is our continuing story. Memoir about our experiences due out Nov 2, 2021

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