by Melissa McMurchy | Nov 14, 2016 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
Holidays are fun, energetic, loving, and a time for everyone to be together. The baby comes and you realize it wasn’t in your plan for them to come that early. Your mind then goes in a million different directions on what happens next. The “holiday...
by Marty Barnes | Oct 19, 2015 | Life after the NICU
A similar version of this post was originally published in October 2012. It has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness. Kids love candy. However, for many kids candy is simply not an option. Between childhood obesity, juvenile diabetes, food allergies, and...
by Melissa McMurchy | Oct 9, 2015 | NICU Life
Halloween is right around the corner, and having a preemie or a baby in the NICU can be a different experience for Halloween then you ever imagined. Our girls were born at the end of May, but we had no idea if either of our girls were going to be home by...
by Kasey Mathews | Nov 1, 2013 | Emotional Health, Inspiration, Life after the NICU, NICU Life, Siblings
At the end of this past summer, I sat down with my 15-year-old boy and interviewed him about being the sibling of a preemie. After that interview, it seemed only natural to interview the preemie herself. So my daughter, Andie and I recently sat down across a table...
by Kelli Kelley | Oct 25, 2013 | News, NICU Life
It’s October. Stores around town are decorated with spiders, and spooky pumpkins are beginning to light up front porches in my neighborhood. My kids are excited about their new costumes and soon cute little ghosts and goblins will knock on our doors. I remember well...
