- That a baby born at less than 24 weeks gestation looks like... a baby.
- How to convert the metric system
- How to take an axillary temperature.
- That I can live in one room with no TV and no internet and be perfectly content as long as my family is healthy and thriving.
- That Christmas in the hospital does not have to be joyless.
- How to pump... a lot.
- How to suction out a ventilator tube.
- How to insert an NG-tube through a tiny baby's nose down into her stomach.
- How to use a stethoscope to check the placement of the above-mentioned tube.
- How to interpret an apnea monitor.
- How to juggle an infant, an oxygen tank, a feeding tube, and a monitor while also carrying a toddler.
- How precious every single day in utero can be.
- That sometimes the simplest of prayers ("Please God, please God, oh please...") is all it takes.
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4 comments:
What an awesome list! And she's such a miracle of a blessing for your family.
I'm going to quit coming here if you continue to make me cry. ;-)
Wow! Everything you listed is so remarkable and just takes my breath away. I couldn't help but spend some time reading through all of the linked posts too. There are no words!
I feel like this is de ja vu. I have done all of this except for the vent and the carrying a toddler along... And now I am learning to care for a gastrostomy tube? UGH. It's so nice to see a list of things like this, and be able to relate!
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