I can’t believe it’s been a week since Stevie’s diagnosis. Sometimes it feels like we’ve been at the Children’s Hospital for months. The days go by fairly quickly, but progress feels slow. Some days we see no improvements and its easy for a mother to get anxious because I want to see him well right…
Category: PARENTHOOD
Out Of My Hands
This song has been getting me through some of the rougher patches in the last few days… Out on my window ledgeI don’t feel safeAnd I stayLooking down on you It’s out of my hands for nowIt’s out of my hands for now I can’t just walk awayBe nice to walk awayBut I don’t feel…
Oh Baby!
This little man just wants to give us a run for our money. *SIGH* The last two days have been fairly uneventful, as he was just sedated and letting his little body recover from the traumatic surgery. But Stevie’s blood pressure was dropping every couple hours throughout the day. They kept bringing it back up…
Leaving Him...
Tonight, my husband and I decided we had to get some sleep. In our own bed. And I thought I’d be fine with that decision. Until 11pm rolled around and I actually had to leave my little boy’s side. I cried significantly less today as the newness of all this settles in. But as I…
32 Hours and Counting
Today has had some ups and downs. The first 24 hours since we found out about Stephen’s condition were a whirlwind. He was transferred to Children’s Hospital much quicker than anticipated and put right on the schedule for the surgery. We were so happy that things were moving quickly because that meant he would get…
Scariest Day of My Life
Officially. I would say it was the worst day of my life, but I’m trying to stay positive and realize it could have been so much worse. It all started when little Stevie had his 2 week check-up with the pediatrician. When we saw the nurse to measure and weigh him, she looked really concerned…
This Week in Parenthood...
Baby: He opened his eyes for the first time. He lost a whole pound, but gained 8 ounces back. He was a little jaundice, but nothing that the pediatrician was concerned about. He’s struggling with breastfeeding (I was told he was a hand-sucker in the womb, so that apparently makes him want to kill me…
Baby's Here!
More to come, but just had to share the news. Little Stevie P Born December 23rd, 2010 6:44am 7 lbs 0 oz., 19 1/4 inches long I am smitten, overwhelmed, exhausted… but most importantly, amazed at what I have experienced and learned in just the last few days. Ain’t he delish???!
Contractions
Another long, sleepless night filled with labor pains – and no baby to show for it… By about 4am, the contractions got down to 9 minutes apart and I kept thinking “Here we go!” But at 6am, they just stopped. While I am grateful for the break, I won’t lie – I’m getting impatient. I…
36 weeks - 9 months along (!!)
Upside: Yes, we hit the 9 MONTH mark! Pretty soon we’ll be counting down days instead of weeks. Über-exciting.Downside: I got my first stretch marks, dangit! They are mostly on the underbelly, but I started using Maderma the day I found them. (That stuff is $35 big ones! Geez.) But hoping the squigglers don’t get…