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6 months – 1 year
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Life at home
Bringing Your Preemie Home
May 19, 2022
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Graduation Day Congratulations! You have finally made it to NICU graduation day. No matter how long or short your stay in the NICU has …
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Life at home
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Therapy Fund
Confessions of a Preemie Mom: My Battle with PTSD
February 2, 2022
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Repost: This was originally published in 2013 on shine.yaoo.com (a site which has since been shut down) Postpartum depression (PPD) has been great fodder …
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Life at home
Acronyms acronyms acronyms
November 12, 2021
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6 min read
Welcome to Prematurity Awareness Month... and my book publication month. In honor of these two big events, I have committed myself to writing a …
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Life at home
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Life in the NICU
NICU Survival Kit
November 3, 2021
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3 min read
Welcome to Prematurity Awareness Month... and my book publication month. In honor of these two big events, I have committed myself to writing a …
Life at home
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The Tween Years
This one goes to 11
September 16, 2021
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5 min read
If I am posting, it can only mean one thing.... It's Sam's birthday. That's right. This former One Pound Twelve Ouncer is now eleven. …
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Birthday
Eight to Nine Years
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Life at home
A Full Decade Old
September 16, 2020
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Its hard to believe Sam is now 10, double digits, an entire decade old. For a kid that was given little odds of survival, …
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Birthday
Eight to Nine Years
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Life at home
I Trained For This
July 28, 2020
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3 min read
Who knew when I brought Sam home from the NICU way back in 2010 that my 5 months of house arrest would end up …
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COVID-19
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House Arrest
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Shelter in PLace
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SIP
Eight to Nine Years
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Life at home
Welcome to PTSD Season
September 10, 2019
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Hear ye! Hear ye! PTSD season is upon us. I don’t mean to make light of a very serious condition – but making light …
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Tutu
Life at home
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Parenting
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Six to Seven years
You Have Come A Long Way Baby – Revisited
September 16, 2017
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Then you were only 1 lbs 12 ozs. At 3, you were 31 lbs. Now, you are almost 50(?!) pounds Then your …
Autism
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Life at home
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Six to Seven years
Updated: Sam, the Pre-Existing Condition
May 15, 2017
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Since this blog launched, I have always referred to Sam as "Sam, the Anti-Preemie". I am thinking of changing his name to "Sam, the …
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Health Care
Autism
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Six to Seven years
The School District vs. The Anti-Preemie
January 4, 2017
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5 min read
I have debated writing about my battle with my local school district publicly. What if someone reads this and all my hard work goes …
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IEP
Five to Six Years
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Life at home
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Parenting
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Six to Seven years
Six years and counting
September 16, 2016
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2 min read
My sweet boy. It has been a while since I wrote just to you. Life with you is never dull - and I am …
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