Certain Disaster

November 4, 2010

Do you have something in your house where you look at it and you just KNOW that it will injure you? That it’s only a matter of time. In our house, it’s the baby gate. Mike is six feet three inches tall, and steps over the gate like it’s a no higher than a curb. [...]

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Uncertainty And Insurance

June 10, 2010

The health insurance we’ve been purchasing through COBRA ran out at the end of May (you only get 18 months on COBRA). That means Mike and I spent the last six weeks researching our options. Since we are both independent contractors, that meant we had to purchase a private plan. We applied for a plan [...]

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Jersey Spohr

February 4, 2010

Thanks to everyone for their advice about jaundice. Madeline also was jaundiced, but since she was already in the NICU it was just one aspect to her treatment. We very much wanted to avoid any sort of hospital stay (we just do not need to deal with that kind of emotional trauma), not to mention [...]

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Mellow Yellow

February 3, 2010

Remember when you were a kid and, after kicking butt while playing “Ms. Pacman,” an intermission sequence came on the screen where a stork dropped a baby Pacman into the arms of Pacman and Mrs. Pacman? Well, Annabel is looking like Baby Pacman right now. As I mentioned yesterday, she was looking a bit jaundiced [...]

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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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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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