The hospital gave us 2 cans of Neocate and the remaining pre-mixed formula they had ready for Mr. Happy when we left the hospital. This only provided, by my estimation, enough food for Mr. Happy to last until Monday or Tuesday of the following week. Not a lot of time … Continue reading
For some reason, I woke at 6:15 a.m. and couldn’t go back to sleep. So I got up, pumped and dumped, cleaned the pump equipment and was heading into the shower at 7:15 a.m. when Mom called me. She immediately asked me if I was awake, as sometimes when she … Continue reading
We were taken straight to the Intermediate Care Ward, which is the middle ground area between the regular ITU (Infant/Toddler Unit) and the PICU (Pediatric ICU). The nurses, doctors and therapists were immediately tending to Mr. Happy, but one nurse took the time to provide us with pillows and blankets, … Continue reading
Wednesday morning, Mr. Happy didn’t eat his usual way at 3:00 and 5:00 a.m. He only nibbled. At 6:15 a.m. he woke up screaming and wouldn’t stop. At 7:00 a.m., I took him to the living room and found he would only calm down in a few select upright positions. … Continue reading
It was the best of times, it was…the best of times! I was pregnant with my first, long-awaited, child. Any first time mother will know how terrified I felt at the prospect of being responsible for another human being, and how thrilled I was to finally become a Mother. Mr. … Continue reading
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