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Mixed Emotions
Our stay at Children’s Medical Center has finally come to an end. A reason to celebrate, right? I want to have that sense of relief, knowing he no longer requires that level of care, but instead I find...
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Heart Full of Love
There is one thing I loved about James being born early. Please don’t misunderstand – I didn’t want him to come early and I would give anything for him to have been a healthy, full term baby. But the...
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Still Healing
On Tuesday Andy and I had the privilege of attending an event sponsored by NICU Helping Hands. NICU Helping Hands is an organization out of Ft. Worth, Texas that is devoted to providing support...
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Sleep – Doing it All Wrong
When I was pregnant with James I did like so many others and read all the baby books I could find. I wanted to know what to do, how to be a good mom. It was all new and I needed all the tips I could...
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Kangaroo Care – The First Time I Held James
Some of my favorite times of the day are spent snuggling with James. I love when he climbs into my lap and just wants to sit, or when he lays his head on my shoulder and gives me gentle little pats. It...
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Quality of Life and Viability, The Debate Continues
I was getting ready to work on my blog, prepared to write about truly enjoying James’ third birthday without any of the anxiety that has come each year at this time, when I read End of Life, at Birth,...
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You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby!
I can’t believe it’s been three years. In some ways it feels like just yesterday, and in others it feels like a lifetime ago. For three years James has amazed and surprised me, made me smile more than...
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Every year during the month of November I share photos and memories about James' premature birth. I'm sure some friends grow tired of the flood of preemie posts, but November is Prematurity Awareness...
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