by Kelli Kelley | Aug 6, 2014 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life
My micropreemie has officially gained 100 pounds! When he was in the NICU, our very sweet NICU nurses and staff would make Jackson cute little hand-made signs out of construction paper and affix them to his incubator each time he gained a pound. I vividly remember...
by Kelli Kelley | Jun 27, 2014 | Life after the NICU, News
For many years following the preterm birth of my son, I dreaded attending baby showers. While I was happy for my friends and wanted to play my part in helping them celebrate the approaching arrival of their child, I was invariably besieged with resentment, anger and...
by Kelli Kelley | May 21, 2014 | Inspiration, Life after the NICU, News
One of my favorite books to read to my kids when they were young was Little Miss Spider. It is a sweet story about the love of an adoptive mother. “On the very first day of Miss Spider’s life, she pops out of her egg to find her brothers and sisters scooting all...
by Kelli Kelley | Apr 16, 2014 | Life after the NICU, News
My son Jackson was in the NICU 105 days. He came home a week before his due date after logging more than 2,500 hours in the hospital. His NICU stay was emotionally and physically grueling. From his first days when my husband and I sat by his bedside willing our...
by Kelli Kelley | Mar 24, 2014 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood, Life after the NICU, NICU Life
For many NICU families, sharing our stories is a powerful tool in our attempt to rebuild our lives after a traumatic birth experience. My husband kept a daily journal during our four month NICU stay, but I was barely able to produce a grocery list! It would be almost...
