I can honestly say that last Christmas was the worst Christmas ever, and I’m counting the time I drove home from Chicago on Christmas Eve and had to deal with ice the whole way through Michigan, a massive accident after the border, and not getting to my parents’ house until almost 3 AM. Last year […]
It’s not often that a five month old blows your mind, but when said five month old has survived a premature birth, grade four brain bleed, enlarged ventricles, pneumothorax, chest tube, transfusions, and more within weeks of being born, it really shouldn’t surprise me. Today, we were back at Sick Kids for Ella’s first MRI. […]
Today officially marks the girls’ 160th day of life, and after spending 80 days in the NICU, the girls have been home 80 days. For every day that a nurse took care of our girls, I have taken care of them. For every surgery, blood transfusion, and head ultrasound that Ella received, my girls have […]
While I’m thrilled to be so close to such an amazing hospital as Sick Kids, I found myself getting anxious with every step as I got closer to the front door this morning for Ella’s appointments. As I pushed her through the doors and wove my way through the halls to ultrasound, I realized how […]
I can’t imagine that upon seeing the two lines – pregnant!- anyone is hoping for a high risk pregnancy. The excitement and nervousness quickly turns to anxiety, fear, and the unknown. When we found out we were pregnant again, we never imagined the journey we were about to take. Dr. Hui discovered the twins, and […]
Yesterday, Ella had yet another head ultrasound. Normally, we get bad news right away and good news later in the day. Our baby girl has been doing so much better; alert and active, stretching and responding to touch. Last week, they told us that her ventricles were down in size, and we exhaled with relief. […]
For so many reasons I am glad this was not my first pregnancy. Mostly because if it were, this experience would have been 1000 times scarier, but also because, like several mums before me, I’ve decided I just don’t care as much about all the boob flashing I’ve been doing. After I had Buds, we […]
We are so lucky to live near Sunnybrook, one of the best maternity wards and NICUs in Canada. We also got lucky that the girls scored a twin room as there are only two in the NICU. Sunnybrook’s NICU is separated into pods, so everyone gets their own pod. I spend my day in the […]
After a very emotional morning, filled with tears and consultations, my doctor and I have decided that I no longer need to be in the hospital, and I get to go home. At the very least I’ll be home for Christmas, and hopefully will be able to stay home until mid-January. My heart is swollen […]
Jason and Buds paid me a lovely long visit yesterday, coming after breakfast and staying until nap. Buds was also loving his new bus from Santa day at school!
Adventures With Multiples 