People Need to Think Before They Speak...

Milestones in the NICU are proud moments. Whether, it's graduating to the Progressive Care Unit or giving your baby his or her first bath...they are moments you will NEVER forget. We were kind of past the extremely critical point, but obviously still dealing with a baby whose course could change at any moment. We had already celebrated a couple of these milestones in the last few weeks, and we were about to celebrate another.....
Liam had hit the 2 pound mark & for anyone who has had a baby born as little as Liam, you will know that 2 pounds is HUGE !!!! What a porker !!! ( kidding...lol )
I wanted to believe that everyone was as happy about this news as we were....and that Liam was out of the woods, but we were shaken back down reality rather quickly one day shortly after that....my mom had gone to the dr ( my family dr as well ) for an appointment, and was thrilled to share Liam's big milestone.....with little emotion, she flatly said to my mom.. " you know, babies born that early don't generally do very well "
Are you f'ng kidding me !?!?! Who says that !?!?! Let alone someone in her profession......needless to say that afternoon when I went to visit Liam , I stood in front of his isolette bawling uncontrollably like the biggest moron ever !! One of the nurses came over to me and asked if everything was ok, and I couldn't help but tell her what the doctor had said....she looked at me and said " he is amazing, and will continue to be amazing , just sit and talk to him and he will be perfect in your eyes forever " .
That is the heart of a NICU nurse.

Miam is 3, and I have sucked at blogging......

As I was scrolling through Facebook updates last night, I came across a friend whose wife is blogging a medical journey of her own, and I realized that it's been almost a year since I've done anything with this page. Sheesh, whoever was following it, has long moved onto something a little more exciting & current.....lol !!! I can't even believe where the last year has taken us, and I hope to catch you all up as best as I can. Life is never boring with a now 3 year old who tells me things that make my heart melt, and then sometimes makes me want to drink in the closet .....I hope some of you who enjoyed our story will find us again ...it's fun to share, and still somewhat therapeutic 3 years later......