Today, November 17, 2009, is the day to Fight for Preemies. I’ve been telling the story of my micro-preemie son, Eli, on this blog and posting our story once a week for Prematurity Awareness Month. For this Blogger’s Unite event, I thought I would share photos and captions of our time in the NICU. I… Continue Reading
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My Journey to the NICU and Beyond – Part Three
November is Prematurity Awareness Month. RiverDog Prints supports one cause or charity a month and this one rests very close to home. I will be posting once a week in November, retelling my story of prematurity. I warn you before you read that some details are a bit graphic and personal, but anyone who has… Continue Reading
My Journey to the NICU and Beyond – Part Two
November is Prematurity Awareness Month. RiverDog Prints supports one cause or charity a month and this one rests very close to home. I will be posting once a week in November, retelling my story of prematurity. I warn you before you read that some details are a bit graphic and personal, but anyone who has… Continue Reading
Fight for Preemies – November 17
Just a reminder that November is Prematurity Awareness Month and the March of Dimes wants us to get our fight on! Raising awareness is a great way to get people involved in what you care about and the more informed your community is, the more they feel empowered to help. I’m writing about my experience… Continue Reading
My Journey to the NICU and Beyond – Part One
November is Prematurity Awareness Month. RiverDog Prints supports one cause or charity a month and this one rests very close to home. I will be posting once a week in November, retelling my story of prematurity. I warn you before you read that some details are a bit graphic and personal, but anyone who has… Continue Reading
9 Years
9 years of happiness, turmoil, extreme sleep-deprivation and laughing. We had a beautiful wedding and the marriage part has been lovely. To my true partner in this life, happy anniversary, sweetheart! Continue Reading
Not Well
Yup, that represents me up there. I have a chronic illness and it’s getting the better of me. I’m working on a lengthy post about it, but I’m too tired to finish. Too tired to finish many things on my list. Rest is key. Being a mom, I will grab what I can, when I… Continue Reading
My Failure as a Girlie-Girl
**I’m always honest about my age (43, thank you very much!) I think I got that from my mom, who would boast about her age with a follow-up of “Don’t I look young?” I think looking good was never far from her mind, evident from the older photos I’ve seen of her in her 20s.… Continue Reading
A Photo Reminder
Spent last weekend in the “country” and thought this sign was funny AND a gentle reminder to slow down and be mindful of your surroundings. I will take the advice of this polite, hand-painted sign and enjoy the last week of summer before school starts. Hope your summer was a good one! Continue Reading
BIG Mistakes
I made one, and yeah, it was a doozy! It was one of those mistakes that make you stop dead in your tracks and rethink quite a few things you thought you had under control. I’m writing about it here because it’s important to not let it slide by even if it seems to resolved.… Continue Reading