Premature Elation
April 4, 2012 by 14 Comments
Unless you or a close family member or friend have ever had a baby decide to come into this world really, really early, you probably have no idea what the preemie world is like. That was me a few months ago. My first son was born full-term without incident. This one, not so much. Go ahead and […]
Stand and Deliver
February 29, 2012 by 7 Comments
This past week was a time of milestones for my boys. Meyer hit 33 weeks gestation (even though he’s gestating in an incubator now) and according to BabyCenter, became a pineapple weighing in at 4 pounds. He’s starting to look more like a baby and less like some skinny, wrinkly old man alien. When I […]
Brotherhood
February 23, 2012 by 2 Comments
Asher has, right now, just about the perfect situation for a 4-year-old little boy. He’s got the bragging rights of having become a big brother. Yet his baby brother doesn’t actually live with him and therefore doesn’t disrupt his life nor score much of his parental attention just yet. Ya just know he’s asking the […]
Bed Rest, Episode 5: Spiderman Saves The Day
January 27, 2012 by 3 Comments
Bed Rest, Day 12 Baby’s Gestational Age: 29 weeks Reading: Steve Jobs biography; assorted magazines; progress limited by constant “knock, knock” from hospital personnel Watching: Arrested Development, Season 1; The Big C, Season 1; see above. Bed Rest. Mom guilt. Internet shopping. It’s a lethal combination. A coupe of days ago, a product of this […]
Top 10 Things Not To Say To Someone On Bed Rest
January 25, 2012 by 32 Comments
Bed Rest, Day 10 Baby’s Gestational Age: 28 weeks, 5 days Since there seem to be so many people out there who are clearly devoid of a filter and/or who have no idea when to shut their pie-holes, here is a (noncomprehensive) list of things not to say to a person who’s been confined to […]
Bed Rest: A Day In The Life.
January 23, 2012 by 10 Comments
Bed Rest, Day 8 Baby’s Gestational Age: 28 weeks, 3 days Somewhere between 7:30 and 8am: Knock, knock. A nurse comes in to take my blood pressure, pulse and temperature, scanning my bracelet like a bag of sugar at the grocery store. She gets me a new pitcher of water and reminds me to drink […]
Bed Rest. The Pilot Episode.
January 19, 2012 by 9 Comments
This past Sunday, something really, really, very unexpected happened. My water broke. At only 27 weeks. When I realized something was going on, there was the rush to the emergency room and pretty quickly the realization that I was not going back home any time soon. Then the focus became just making sure the baby […]
