first days at home In order to protect the innocent, I won't reveal which one of us made the following comments in our first few days at home. Have fun guessing. ;) "What is that on the baby's head? Oh my gosh, did I drool on her? I did! I drooled on my baby's head!" "She … [Read more...] about Overheard In Our House| New Baby Edition
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Dear Scarlette :: Homecoming
April 13, 2011 Dear Scarlette, Yesterday we drove home from the hospital with you in the car. I had played that moment in my head when I was pregnant and never did I imagine that while I had the setting right, I had the timing all wrong. You were five months and five days old yesterday. The first … [Read more...] about Dear Scarlette :: Homecoming
Shutterfly Celebration
I designed that to be the cover of an 8x8 Shutterfly photo book for Scarlette's team at the NICU. It chronicles her stay there from birth to graduation, a total of five months and five days. I am hoping it is an encouragement to future micro-preemie mommies on our unit. Shutterfly is … [Read more...] about Shutterfly Celebration
Shutterfly Spring Celebration :: Want Some Free Announcements?
Shutterfly's current theme is Spring Celebrations and I am all over that bandwagon. I created a simple 8x8 Shutterfly book that chronicles Scarlette's 156 day stay in the NICU as a gift for her NICU nurses. I'm actually really excited to give it to them because cupcakes and tears … [Read more...] about Shutterfly Spring Celebration :: Want Some Free Announcements?
The following posts are a modern day psuedo baby book chronicling Scarlette's milestones and other random stuff I want to remember! If you happen to be the parent of a preemie, please check out the resources link- it's full of things that I collected that were so helpful to me during our … [Read more...] about
4.12.11 | Welcome Home, Scarlette
Today is April 12, 2011 On November 7, 2010 we welcomed a 1lb 9oz baby girl into the world. Today Scarlette is 5 months and 5 days old. Today we brought her home. Today, when we left the hospital, for the first time ever she came with us. Modern language lacks for the words to properly define the … [Read more...] about 4.12.11 | Welcome Home, Scarlette