Monthly Archives: March 2012

One Month

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Sarah S @RunningOnWords

First of all, my peanut is one month old today! A month has gone so fast and yet so slow.  It’s weird. The thing with preemies is you are supposed to judge milestones by their adjusted age (actual age-minus weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in Leapster, NICU, Parenting, Preemie | 12 Comments

The Baby Shower that Almost Wasn’t

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Sarah S @RunningOnWords

I’m sure we all remember that I swore I was going to remain pregnant at least until my baby shower. I am an idiot. Anyways, my first instinct was to ask Mandy to cancel the shower, but then everyone assured … Continue reading →

Posted in Grad School, Leapster, NICU, Parenting, Preemie, Pregnancy | 17 Comments

34 Weeks/3 Weeks

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Sarah S @RunningOnWords

Did you know that preemies are still dated by gestational age until the hit full term (40 weeks)?  Well, now you do.  Anyways, Leapster hit 34 weeks gestation/22 days old on Thursday. Anyways, 34 weeks is a really freakin’ big … Continue reading →

Posted in Leapster, NICU, Parenting, Preemie | 15 Comments

On having a new identity

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Sarah S @RunningOnWords

I was always one of those kids who couldn’t figure out who I was. I would throw myself into something and that was what defined me.  Once it was being a super liberal peace-loving vegan (showering was still allowed, though). … Continue reading →

Posted in Leapster, NICU, Parenting, Preemie | 11 Comments

Purposeful Running

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Sarah S @RunningOnWords

Laura over at Mommy, run fast! asked me to do a guest post for her Purposeful Running series on running to cope with infertility and miscarriage.  You can find me over HERE today. And here’s a picture of Charlotte (see, … Continue reading →

Posted in Leapster, NICU, Preemie, Training, TTC | 5 Comments

On thankfulness (when did I get so generic?)

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Sarah S @RunningOnWords

Just a side note: the next month will probably be almost entirely posts about parenting (well, NICU parenting) and Leapster because that’s what I have going on.  I swear someday this blog will get back to being more diverse.  Also, … Continue reading →

Posted in Birth Story, Leapster, NICU, Parenting, Preemie | 10 Comments

Leapster “Chapter 3”

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Sarah S @RunningOnWords

Last night the neonatologist informed us that we are on “chapter 3, feeding and growing”.  He says chapter one was the umbilical vein catheter and trying to decide if we needed to intubate (they didn’t, but it was scary to … Continue reading →

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Leapster’s Birth: an introduction to the NICU

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Sarah S @RunningOnWords

Around 1 AM on Thursday morning I was moved to post-partum to finish my magnesium drip.  The nurses ran my bed into the wall a few times while I moaned in agony, but I was so much happier once we … Continue reading →

Posted in Birth Story, Leapster, NICU, Parenting, Preemie | 6 Comments

Leapster’s Birth: time to cut

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Sarah S @RunningOnWords

Unfortunately, Leapster didn’t do great after the first 12 hours off of CPAP, so she’s back on until probably this weekend.  She had her umbilical vein catheter removed yesterday and replaced with an IV in the foot.  It took 4 … Continue reading →

Posted in Birth Story, Leapster, Medical, NICU, Parenting, Preemie, Septate Uterus | 13 Comments

Leapster Update–day 6 of life

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Sarah S @RunningOnWords

First of all, we had a good day at the NICU That’s right, my baby actually does have a face under all those tubes.  The only thing left on her face is her gavage tube, which probably will have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Leapster, NICU, Parenting, Preemie | 17 Comments