For starters, I have to tell you that I know Round 2 is inevitable. But I can’t imagine Marshall going through that again. So when Boston called to let us know when Round 2 would be, I wasn’t really prepared. As a parent, nothing truly prepares you for your child’s illness, injury, surgery, or any […]
Last night I noticed three of the four wild boys have a rash. And one ginger boy has been very tired and very grumpy this week. A part of me thought (ok hopedlikeheck) it was just the heat. It wasn’t. This morning I made arrangements for the big wild boys to be evaluated by the […]
And Marshall isn’t much of a fan of these warm temperatures. Luckily, he is not as cranky as he could be since I have not had previous experience mothering one so small in summer months. Plus our little miracle is dealing with much, much more than most. His oxygen saturations were wacky last week. I […]
We waited 2.5 extra weeks. Here is to hope that is in Marshall’s favor… Michael stayed with him while they stuck him. I stood at the reception desk plugging my ears. I couldn’t bear it. And I could still hear his cries. Michael agreed: “It’s heartbreaking. ” So far Marshall is ok. And as for […]
Marshall was wheeled away from us after 6 days of falling head over heels in love. That day we had to put our blind trust and absolute faith in the skilled hands of Dr. Baird, Dr. Luis, and a huge team of Harvard’s best. And then we had to wait. For what felt like lifetimes. […]
Marshall stood up in my lap tonight. In front of his grandma, dad, step gramps, and me. No one reminded him he is only two months old. In fact, I looked down at him and asked him if his next trick would be walking. He was furious that a gas bubble was trapped in his […]
A great group of people recently suffered a horrible loss. And out of their loss, they managed to express care, concern, and support for our little miracle. I am saving the details for Marshall’s book (with permission of course). But my goodness, just thinking about them, what they’re going through, and their kindness still reduces […]
I did some time traveling today after fetching the mail in the freezing cold. From what the mail carrier left, I apparently forgot my follow-up appointment post Marshall’s birth. His birth… My god I remember that day like it was yesterday. The pain was nearly as great as my fears for Marshall… except the pain […]
(The traveler en route to Syracuse who showed us he can hold his own bottle…even in his sleep 😉 ) Marshall’s cardiologist appointment and ultrasound went well. Beyond our expectations in fact. Folks, we have a spleen!!! His heart “looks good.” He can now stop taking two of his (formerly) four medications. This is HUGE […]
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