It’s crazy how much guilt one simple thing — like when and how the baby comes — can bring with it. Originally, baby boy’s due date was September 3. Then the doctor told me at some point September 1 was more accurate, but it never got changed in the computer — so September 3 it... Continue Reading →
Hospital miracles and redemption
We returned last night from our planned Tartu inpatient hospital stay. So. 👏 Much. 👏 Good. 👏 News. 👏 There's no way to easily explain it all in an instagram story or a tiny facebook post, so blogpost here we go!
Week 2: Hospital to home
It's Friday, February 5th. And it looks like no one will be coming home today.
Eloise’s first photoshoot
We brought our camera with us to the hospital. I had dreamed of weary photos of me holding Eloise, exhausted from labor, of Brian bending down next to me laying in the hospital bed, the nurse taking our first out-of-focus photos as a family. But that's not what happened.
Week 1: We had a baby! We’re in the NICU.
Eloise was a name we chose while we w ere pregnant. It can mean either healthy or fighter/warrior. Since we've had so many scares, it seemed a fitting name -- a declaration that she would be healthy, and that whatever trials came her way, she'd fight her way out of them. We had no idea how much we'd need that name.