by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 29, 2016 | Family Stories, NICU Life
Each spring, select cities throughout the U.S. and Canada host the annual storytelling show, Listen to Your Mother. Listen to Your Mother is a national series of locally-produced shows in which local writers, authors, storytellers, bloggers, and more take the stage to...
by Summer Hill-Vinson | Jul 11, 2016 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life
Preemies are not small full-term babies, and parenting a preemie is its own unique roller coaster of joys and challenges separate from the standard newborn experience. Here are 9 ways the experience of parenting preemies is unique. Having a preemie begins a journey,...
by Shanna Thompson | Jun 30, 2016 | NICU Life
As a first time mom (and planner by nature), I spent a great deal of time during my pregnancy thinking about all the “first’s” that were to come. I couldn’t wait to celebrate with friends and family at baby showers, pick out the perfect going home outfit and figure...
by David Rainey | Jun 6, 2016 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
There we were, sitting in a dimly lit room preparing ourselves for our 24-week ultrasound. The sonographer reached for the gel bottle as my wife unveiled her emerging baby bump. She gave the bottle a gentle squeeze and not-so-gentle sound broke the silence. I am not...
by David Rainey | May 16, 2016 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood, Life after the NICU, Pregnancy & Bedrest
Over the years, my wife has asked me many questions seconds after I fall asleep. Typically her questions cycle through the topics of shutting the garage, taking out the trash, locking the front door, or hearing a sound outside. Her timing is impeccable. “Do you think...
