Just a little housekeeping...

Just a few quick notes:

First of all, I want to thank all of you who visit this blog. Our readership has grown and I am so very appreciative of this! The layout here and features presented are still rather, well, bland. I really plan to work on that. It's a little frustrating for me simply because we only have dial-up available where we're at (can you say, "boonies"?) and that, as you may imagine, makes things rather slow-going. Just when I get something almost down-loaded, I get disconnected. I'm a pretty patient lady when it comes to technology, but it does get kind of maddening over time. So please bear with me!

Secondly, my "Preemie Talk in Cyberspace" feature will be up again next Saturday with a new name. It will be called "JL's P.S. Fest" because, well, I am the queen of P.S.'s. Just ask my long-distance email buddy, Monica. Whenever I have random good thoughts or find tidbits I want to share, I end up sending her a list of 5-20 P.S.'s. It's just the way my little brain works sometimes. So, with that in mind, I'm changing my format. This will also give me the freedom to include some links I think will interest my readers but that may not be entirely specific to preemies.

Enjoy this last weekend in September and thanks for being here!

Preemie Talk in Cyberspace, #2

I feel so fortunate to have stumbled upon the blog of a neonatologist and I find this discussion on the value of life at 24 weeks gestation vs. 8 years of age so thought-provoking!

I was so comforted by Shannon's advice on potty-training and I hope some of you are too.

This new, fabulous site is perfect for helping friends and families coordinate their visits/support when a loved one is in the hospital... online scheduling... brilliant!

I love these recommendations for answers to "combat" arguments we often hear from those in favor of abortions. Actually, I really like the entire American Life League website.

Know of any other links that may be interesting and relevant to the readers here? Email me at:
micropreemies (at) yahoo (dot) com!

Preemie Talk in Cyberspace, #1

I am utterly fascinated with this view on keeping very premature babies alive...

I wish I could find more capable knitters to whip up a few of these hats.

Since I'm far more adept at crocheting than knitting, I might try my hand at a few holiday preemie hats. How cute are those?

Someday, I think I would love to volunteer as a baby cuddler.

I think the women who provide these beautiful burial buntings to grieving parents are performing a wonderful ministry and I admire their strength. I don't know that I'd be able to complete the project...

Know of some other great preemie articles or projects? Send them my way! I'd love to share them.