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Last year ended and this year began…crappy. From Christmas on someone has been sick in our home and for the last 12 days it has been me.  And not l...

I think it is often the case that the healing journey begins with the question, “What’s wrong with me?” and should eventually bring about the answe...

I didn’t think too much about myself the first year of Finn’s life.  There were too many other things that needed thinking about and caring for.  I...

Many people have heard me talk about our NICU experience and a moment that a fellow NICU mom shared a bit of wisdom with me that helped turn my att...

We are experiencing a time like none other in history.  We are being asked to give up our personal privileges and freedoms for the greater good.  W...

When your baby cries you instinctively pick him up, hold him close to you, maybe rock him gently and sing a familiar lullaby. You don’t think about...

I am such a nerd when it comes to the New Year.  I absolutely love it.  I love reflecting on the past year, reviewing goals, wins and losses, growt...

Before I had children, let alone a child born premature, words like prematurity and NICU did not mean much to me.  I knew people who had babies in ...

In honor of RSV Awareness month I wanted to share our story of Finn getting RSV two years ago.  It was incredibly hard to go back to the hospital after he was hospitalized for two months having been born premature.  If I could do things differently I would go back in a second, but I am so thankful for the grace that surrounded him and the fight we had in us still.

I went to the hospital for appendicitis and had PTSD taking me back to my emergency c-section delivery of my son.

Making the decision to have a child was the most life altering decision I have ever made.  Choosing to have a second was the second most life alter...

The NICU can be a scary, uninviting place, but with a little familiarity and some planning you can make your time there a little more comfortable.  Know the questions to ask ahead of time to help you prepare for this challenging time.