Kids

  • Adventures,  Kids

    NICU Diaries: Week 7

    Baby is 34 weeks adjusted gestational age. Read about last week: Week 6! Day 43: Roasty Toasty Dr is upping Baby’s potassium, sodium chloride, and chloride to counteract the loss of electrolytes from…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    NICU Diaries: Week 6

    Updates as we progress in the hospital. Read about last week: Week 5! Day 36: Lab Report + Pumping It was lab day for Baby when he gets all his tests done. His…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    NICU Diaries: Week 5

    I’m putting updates here as we progress in the hospital. Read about last week: Week 4! Day 29: Sick + Chilling Today I heard the dreaded words, “Mom, I feel like I’m getting…

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    Kids September Update

    Soccer season is done and I’m so relieved! What with baby coming a lot earlier than expected, we’ve had some tender mercies including all our kids having the same coach so able to…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    NICU Diaries: Week 4

    I’m putting updates here as we progress in the hospital. Read about last week: Week 3. Check out more weeks from our NICU journey here. Day 22: Snuggles Something silly I realized- time…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    NICU Diaries: Week 3

    I’m putting updates here as we progress in the hospital. Read about Week 1 and Week 2! Day 15: Upsize + CPAP Wean Baby Henry moved up in diaper size from Micropreemie to…

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    NICU Diaries: Week 2

    I’m putting updates here as we progress in the hospital. Read about Week 1 here! Day 8: One Week Older Baby is moving up to 3-4 feedings / Care times per shift starting…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    NICU Diaries: Week 1

    The days are all blurring together. I’m having a hard time responding individually to everyone, so here are updates! We named our baby Henry, and his goals are to REST and GROW. It…

  • Adventures,  Kids,  Personal

    Welcome Baby #4!

    Baby Boy surprised us with his debut around 5:30am! 2lbs 9oz, 14.5in long, very strong and feisty for his 28wks. Another adventure in the NICU for the next months so please pray for…