Last week I posted about my new suspicion that Mr. Charm may have fructose malabsorption, and my determination to have him tested for the condition. The day before that post ran, I called our pediatrician to ask what needed to be done to order the test. I spoke with a … Continue reading
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
Tuesday I woke up to another set of doctor’s rounds with the gaggle of interns. Out of the blue, they informed me that if Mr. Happy ate well this morning, as expected, he would be released that afternoon. Say what? I was dumbfounded! Of course I wanted him to come home, … Continue reading
I woke up in the morning to discover that sometime in the night, Mr. Happy had decided that he no longer needed to be on oxygen. He had pulled the canula out of his nose and it was over his head like a headband. The nurse saw this while I … 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
