Marshall ripped out his NG tube during an xray today. The nurse agreed to let him eat without it for 24 hrs before they put it back in. So far, so good. (And I managed to get him to take a bottle too!) They also had to rebandage his belly from the “Supermom Terror Incident” […]
Marshall FINALLY got the ok to eat. Soooo his team gave him Pedialite? YECH. The good news is he did pretty well with it though and didn’t lose a drop from the bottle. And his dad & I cheered him on the whole time. The not-so-great news is he took in approximately 1/7 of what […]
Marshall is looking “good.” His recovery, per his nurse today (who has 16 years experience) said he has been doing “exceptional.” He lost his head IV, he lost his Foley catheter, and he is resting comfortably. His lactate is low, his white & red blood counts are fine, and they upped his feeds through his […]
Marshall has been on a “paralytic holiday” for 12 hours. This a.m. during our visit he moved when I touched him. And I got to rub his forehead & touch his itty bitty swollen foot. Then they gave him more paralytic which will only last one hour but is necessary to keep him and his […]
These are the words of a wise woman named Carol whom we met today while holding onto our two day old baby. In our short time (so far) here, we have watched families fight battles no families should fight – let alone tiny babies from all around the world. There are 25 beds in the CICU. […]
Marshall and I had our last (tearful) ob appointment today. Nurse Tammy asked how I was doing as I stepped on the scale. I burst into tears. Marshall passed his non-stress test again with “good oxygenation” and “accelerations.” My blood pressure is high. Not dangerously so but concerning for someone whose blood pressure is generally […]
The words “special blankie” may conjure images of Linus from the Peanuts to you. But for me, they are something full of good memories. Each of the wild boys began life wrapped in handknit blankets. My oldest and middle sons were given theirs by his Grandma Penny after it was made by an especially kind […]
The past week has been a blur of frenetic activity. Confession: I have so much to do and so much on my mind that I don’t want to do anything. But I must. With a life changing event just days away and as the mom of soon to be four sons, there’s a lot […]
Marshall received lots of gifts this week. And is now the recipient of a “superhero” cape to match his “superpowers” made especially for him by his Auntie C. We have nine days until he can model this himself but here’s a preview: I, of course, cried. There’s been a lot of that in the past few […]
The holiday festivities and wild boys’ school break have thrown a loop into the updates. There’s just not enough time. And it’s growing shorter still. The good news is last week’s appointment went well. And Auntie Erin got a preview of how Marshall’s “cooking.” The fluid levels increased from a mere 5.4 to 8.3 […]
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