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He’s Ready
Henry saw the Pediatrician today for the first time since struggling with projectile vomiting months ago. Baby’s all caught up on his immunizations, and his slightly flat misshapen head should round out by…
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Solo Parenting
It’s Day 2 of solo parenting our boys including our tube-fed baby while my husband and daughter are having a blast at Youth Camp. I miss them so much. I could tell that…
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Father’s Day 2026
If when our kids are grown they decide that they had a happy childhood, then it’s because their Dad put wonder there, created a buffer so that they had more time to play…
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Memorial Weekend Hike
We kind of went back and forth about what we should do for Memorial Day, but I kept pushing for a family hike. Baby Henry turned 9 months (6 months corrected) today! It…
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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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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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Joy Goals for New Year
My main concern in life right now is surviving the daily things (maybe you can relate?), so I had NO mental space to make resolutions and goals this year. In a twist of…
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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…
