Happy Birthday Courtney!!!
I’m not sure I could have survived the first year of the peanut’s lives if it wasn’t for my family. And my sister Courtney was, and still is, a huge part of my survival and their success. First of all, she moved to Austin from Las Vegas to be with her first-born niece and nephew. [...]
Feeding Issues: Our GI Visit Today
Ellisa has always had feeding issues. In NICU she would spit up most of what we would get down her. Once home, we struggled constantly with bottle feeding and unfortunately breast-feeding didn’t last too long before she refused that too. For probably close to half an hour, Charles used to walk her around the house with [...]
Top 10 NICU Knows for Parents
This is a list I’ve been working on since day one and I’ve finally gotten around to finishing it up. It’s been awhile since I was in NICU for those 2.5 months, but some things you’ll never forget. Here’s my top 10 list of things all parents should know if they’re having to deal with [...]
Managing Twins: 6-9 months
I started writing this months ago and finally finished. I should have posted this 6 months ago. I apologize. What is it with my last two posts being way off date? – – – – – – – – – – – - This was my biggest period of not knowing what to do. By [...]
Pumpkins, Peanuts, and Pickleball: A Perfect Purma Halloween
This was the best Halloween weekend I can remember. My babies were both home, healthy, and in good spirits. I’m a happy mom! Why am I so grateful for a good Halloween? Last year was the twin’s first official Halloween, although I think of this year as their first since Ellisa wasn’t home from NICU [...]
NICU Reunion: North Austin Medical Center
I was excited when a nurse called me two weeks ago to tell me about the NICU reunion where the twins were born. I wanted to see some of the nurses and especially visit with Ellisa’s primary doctor, Dr. Wheatley, who is the person responsible for saving Ellisa’s life. We got back a couple hours [...]