by Aimee Sprik | Aug 2, 2013 | Family Stories
I’d like to share the story of my full-term baby who endured a 20 day stay in the NICU.My husband and I married in Nashville, TN, in February 2012. He was 23 and I was 19 (he, in the Army and I, a professional ballet dancer) . We decided to wait a few years to have...
by Aimee Sprik | Jul 25, 2013 | Inspiration
As shared on our Facebook page:”Comparison is the thief of joy.”- Theodore RooseveltChances are, if your child spent some time in the NICU, there are delays and obstacles and complications that they have had, or will have to overcome. Don’t let...
by Aimee Sprik | Jul 25, 2013 | Inspiration
As shared on our Facebook page: {image source} “Take pride in how far you have come and have faith in how far you will go.” – Christian...
by Aimee Sprik | Jul 24, 2013 | Inspiration
{image source} “Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.” – Eckhart Tolle I refer to our first month in the NICU as the month I grieved. I was in shock that my picture-perfect pregnancy had ended so abruptly… I...
by Aimee Sprik | Jul 24, 2013 | Family Stories
This is adapted from a presentation I gave at the hospital in November 2012, where my son, Connor, was born in December 2008 and graduated from his 120-day NICU stay. Details were taken from my personal account of our NICU experience and his NICU Timeline. For over...