Tonight
Car seat test tonight. Labs, xray, echo tomorrow. Lets hope we land a hearing test Tuesday. And may I find my bed sooner vs. later..Holy Hannah I’m spent…
Category Archives: Wild Boys
One little, two little, three little wrestlers
Marshall’s big brothers placed first, third, & fifth at the Unadilla Tourney!! Yeeeaaaaahhhh! Thank you, Facebook, for the team pic!! Here’s our champion after a match!
He’s coming around slowly
Dr Luis joined us this evening. They are closing tomorrow hopefully around 10 a.m. (though they have another procedure before Marshall.) And our little man is coming around. He is opening his eyes. And wiggling his head. And attempting to move his neck. And moved his foot when I tickled his toes. And he is […]
“Give Time time”
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. […]
D-E-L-A-Y-E-D
6:26 a.m. My phone roared (as mom of the wild boys, it only makes sense that my ringtones is a jungle/tribal tune, right?) I was in the shower trying to shock myself awake after only 4 hours of sleep. 6:48 a.m. I checked my voicemail. There’s an issue at Boston Children’s. I followed the nurse’s […]
Marshall Now Has A “Special Blankie”
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 […]
Three. Days.
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 […]
Practice Breaths, 1 mm Possible Victories, and More Big Blinking Eyes
I’ve accepted it: I can’t move. Baby stepping is an understatement. Yesterday’s fetal echocardiogram took every bit of energy I had completely out of me. And caused my body back to hurt in ways I didn’t know were possible. To the point that two men had to pull me up from the table. And I […]
“The smell of hospitals in winter”
“… and the feeling that it’s all a lot of oysters, but no pearls” Twenty three days ’til Marshall is here! One more fetal echocardiogram. That’s tomorrow at 2. One more growth check ultrasound. That’s Thursday. Three more regular ob visits (perhaps only two because of the holidays). It’s so easy to get swept away […]
Black and White and Red All Over
We had a “regular” ob appointment this morning. I asked for Dr. K’s advice on getting Marshall in a better position for Tuesday’s fetal echocardiogram other than external manipulation. Looks like I’ll be giving spending some time on my hands and knees a try. And we received the “official” report from Boston, including Dr. […]
themiracleofmarshall 