Homeward Bound

January 18, 2010

Two years ago today was one of the greatest days ever. After 68 days of fear, longing, and worry, our little girl finally left the NICU and came home. the first time I ever walked around holding my daughter Maddie on the loose! in the sun for the first time our family When you’re in [...]

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Think Pink

January 15, 2010

We spent the day in a sea of pink. The air is thick with the smell of Dreft. Tiny things have been folded into tinier things. New friends are at the ready. And now, we wait.

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Woah And Woes

January 14, 2010

I have reached the part of pregnancy where everything is hard. Walking, breathing, sitting, laying down, sleeping. I’d like to think that maybe floating in a pool would be easy, but then I’d have to take out a loan to buy enough sunscreen to cover my giant belly. Not to mention the effort involved in [...]

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You Are Real

January 13, 2010

Dear Baby Girl, Yesterday I heard your heart beat, strong and loud. Mommy’s doctor asked me and daddy if it felt real, if we had realized that I was going to carry you to term and you weren’t going to be born premature. Your daddy and I looked at each other and then back at [...]

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Showered With Love

January 12, 2010

When I was pregnant with Madeline, I didn’t do anything the traditional way. I didn’t set up a baby registry until she was five weeks old. My family threw me a baby shower the weekend before she came home from the NICU. My friends threw me one the day after she came home. It was [...]

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Packing It In

January 11, 2010

Ever since my 30th week of pregnancy (when my body decided to go crazy and send me to Labor and Delivery three times in a week), I’ve been thinking about my hospital bag. When I was pregnant with Madeline, my hospital bag was packed differently. I knew I’d be in the hospital for a long [...]

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