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Beautiful Boy
I want to remember that this boy chuckles and laughs in his sleep. No matter how much time I spend with this baby boy, when I interact with him I can’t help but…
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Sister Birthday Hangout
Spent the day with my sister to celebrate her 30th birthday. She just wanted to low key hang out and take care of baby together, deep talk, and eat good food. Jer took…
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Self Care in Postpartum Depression
Jimmy Eat World said it best: I keep my focus on the simple things Try to find some peace along the way Wish I knew how long I'm supposed to wait Holding on…
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Henry is 6 Months
Look at these perfect little toes. 😍 Baby Henry is officially 6 months today. He’s really only 3 months if we adjust for his prematurity, so the doctor’s office compares his growth and…
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Feeding Issues
Setbacks Just last week Baby Henry was taking over 33% of his feeds without vomiting issues, but things have changed. The formula is almost exactly the same but after increasing the fortification with…
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Bummer at the BPD Clinic
Today we met Henry’s pulmonologist for the first time, hopeful that after assessing our baby and reviewing his case we’d have an “aha” moment and could finally point to why our child is…
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New Year Survival Mode
Minecraft Dungeons. Library visits and Hazardous Tales. Massages for Dad. Romcoms. We watched Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and now my kids especially the boys think it’s the funniest movie, sing all the…
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Encouraging Quotes As A NICU Parent
These are some thoughts that are helping me through this tough journey right now. I started collecting these months ago amidst a long NICU stay. Even months later out of the NICU these…
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Life Lately
Dear Journal, I’m currently listening to a playlist called “Relax Pregnancy” which I created when I needed to lower my stress level in the 2nd trimester. It includes less than 10 songs that…
