NICU

33 weeks 5 days pregnant. 2 years ago today. Patiently wait, hoping Austin would behave!

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I bet you thought I forgot, didn’t you? ;) I’m ready to raise some money for some babies! Help me? Here’s the rules y’all. All of this stuff is up for grabs. There will be 10 winners. They will be chosen randomly. The way to earn an entry is donate $5. $5 will enter you [...]

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Today is Fight For Preemies day. 1 in 8 babies are born too soon. Last year my BFF guest blogged for me about the incredible life and death difference 3 precious weeks made between her daughter B, born at 26 weeks (passed 2 days later), and son E, born at 29 weeks. I knew other [...]

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A Year In Photos {Part 1}

by Katie on November 1, 2010 · 5 comments

in All About Austin,NICU

It’s November! Do you know what that means…? Austin will be ONE in no time FLAT! *enter TEAR and SOB here* In honor of the cutest kid ever and his fantabulous birthday I am going to post his pics from throughout this super duper short and fast year! One day old… {Part 2}

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I’ve said this before, I like to please. I don’t like when people make fun of me or aren’t happy with me. I will pretty much just go with the flow so people aren’t mean to me or mad at me. I had a really really hard time when Austin was in the NICU. I [...]

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A lot of studies say “you need a natural birth, catch your baby, place directly on your chest, let baby find breast, don’t let anyone touch the baby” so on and so on. Obviously this is an ideal birth. Healthy baby, born the way I would assume any mother would truly want or at least [...]

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My C-Section

by Katie on August 10, 2010 · 14 comments

in Hot Topic,Mommyhood,NICU

A long time ago I once said “I hope I get a c-section because then it won’t hurt so bad”. I was little and said this to my mother who had an emergent csection with me. She informed me it was surgery and labor hurt for just a little while, but surgery would hurt for [...]

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