Happy half birthday, Eloise! Eloise is officially eighteen months old as of February 1st (I’m a few days late here), and gosh she radiates everything “toddler”. She’s 30.5 inches tall (17th percentile), 24lbs (47th percentile), and 90th percentile for head circumference (that’s allll Peter). Eloise loves her “Pupper” and she doesn’t go anywhere without it,…
I am 1 in 8: I Have Postpartum Depression
These two, and my husband behind the camera, are my world. We’ve had happy times, and we’ve had tough ones (I’m looking at you, central apnea), but I’m grateful to say that I’ve had more happy times since March of this year because I sought treatment for my postpartum depression. Today is World Mental Health…
What Not to Say to a Parent of a Medically Complex Child (read: how to not sound like an a**hole)
It’s been exactly thirteen months since we’ve welcomed “Susan” into our home, our family life. Who is “Susan”? She’s Eloise’s apnea/bradycardia monitor, the “cable box” and “umbilical cord” Eloise has been attached to for over the past year. Yes, I named her monitor Susan. Naming her medical equipment has lightened the mood with Eloise and…
Must-Have: Medical Seat Belt Strap Cover
Y’all, if there’s one thing that I’ve ordered online the past month that is the most important package delivered, it’s this seat belt cover from Etsy. Forget Amazon, forget Target, forget j.crew… it’s this that will be worn the most! A fellow medically-needy mom in one of the Facebook groups I’m in shared this after purchasing…
