The Hardest Part Came after We Left the NICU
"Once you get home from the NICU, everything will be okay! It's just a short period of inconvenience and then…
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"Once you get home from the NICU, everything will be okay! It's just a short period of inconvenience and then…
Continue Reading"I'm not sure I could ever leave my baby in the NICU." The reply was from a well-meaning older lady…
Continue ReadingI've been thinking quite a bit about our reality as NICU parents to a healthy, brilliant NICU graduate. Our child…
Continue ReadingThe moment I had been waiting for, the moment that was supposed to make all the pain worth it: the…
Continue ReadingI’ve been where you are. I've been in a hospital bed, striving to keep my baby in for one more…
Continue ReadingI wish I could remember your face. Your name. Something. But I only had eyes for the tiny baby in…
Continue ReadingYour entry into this world was not as I expected. It was not as I envisioned. I never anticipated a…
Continue ReadingThere's this moment that happens to me quite often--I'll be watching my little girl just being (nothing particularly special, just…
Continue ReadingDear Baby Girl, Hello from your favorite aunt, Leslie. I’m your favorite; you’ll soon figure it out. I am currently…
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