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Tentative Plans: It Begins
Remember what I said about plans? They keep on changing. Marshall likes to remind us he calls the shots. And the rest of us follow his lead. We are staying inpatient at Upstate. Docs are trying blood pressure meds and observing for the next couple of days. We head to Boston for the appointment with […]
Rounds
Made me remember that all important lesson that quality is so much more than quantity. I will explain more in Marshall’s book…
Upstate all nighter
Marshall has been admitted to upstate. We don’t know much of anything yet despite eight hours in the E.R. He was retching, vomiting, and turning all colors between 5 -6:30 tonight. So I held him, cleaned him up, and totally panicked. Two emails and one call to Boston later we ended up here. He slept […]
Crabby?
Happy (Belated) Memorial Day
My mom gave me the “You need to update Marshall’s blog more!” talk yesterday. In my defense, I have a lot going on in my life with four wild ones, marriage, work, and life. Throw in a baby too big to hold with just one arm, a couple of technical glitches, and going through a […]
More Shots = Sleepless & Screaming
Holy Hannah, I never knew Marshall could scream as much as he did since getting his shots on Tuesday. And I never knew how tired tired could be until this week. Eighteen (plus) weeks of not sleeping through the night combined with hourly wake ups made for some tough times. But those times always remind […]
Marshall got my nose…and more shots
Marshall had his well baby appointment today. He is doing so well his growth has jumped to higher curves on the growth charts in terms of his weight, head circumference, & length! And he was brave during his shots (from what I overheard through plugged ears at the reception desk.) Fortunately Michael stayed with him […]
Hug a bear!
Balancing Acts
(Pardon the silly hat on our little miracle…I have to protect his skin without eczema triggering & skin irritating sunscreen) He might outweigh us, but we outnumber him 😉