thankfully, eric's alarms stopped alarming and everyone feels quite confident that the whole hullaballoo was just eric's way of saying that he needed a little more help breathing that we thought. without the constant alarms, we were able to enjoy a relatively quiet 8 week birthday. eric's friends all gathered around to wish him a very happy birthday. after eric was finished socializing, i had the chance to give him his very first "spit bath"! it took me a little longer than kris takes when she gives him a bath, but we eventually made it throught he process relatively unscathed.
kris will claim that she doesn't know how to take nice photos, but i think this series proves that she's fibbing.
Your late-night dog walk has finally spurred me to comment after a couple of weeks of silent voyeurism... I have to tell you that I am very impressed with your dedication, both to your son and to your four-legged 'kids'. I've known many couples whose dogs end up permanently out in the yard after the arrival of the 'official' child, and none of them were even premies! My heart goes out to you both during your struggles and challenges with Eric IV and I thank you from all dogs and dog-lovers for remembering that they need just a little bit of your time too.
Kathy in Ozark, AR
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thanks kathy! you can see a few more dog pictures, here.
the dogs get walked 3 times a day, every day, but that doesn't happen without a lot of help. we just moved into a house that doesn't have a fence and i'd be lying if i said that i didn't wish we had the time and money to put a fence in to help reduce the burden just a little :-) but even if we had a fence, they'd still get their trips to the dog park.
so we obviously love our dogs very much, which makes it all the more difficult to think about the fact that we may still have to find new homes for them after ericIV comes home. we hope that it doesn't have to happen, but small particulate matter can aggravate micropreemie lungs and people sometimes find that animals in the house can affect their babies respiration. but for now we remain positive that we won't have to give them away and enjoy the time that we do have together.
“"it is hard to be brave," said piglet, sniffing slightly, "when you're only a Very Small Animal." rabbit, who had begun to write very busily, looked up and said: "it is because you are a very small animal that you will be Useful in the adventure before us."”
the complete tales & poems of winnie the poohthis site chronicles the continuing adventures of my son, odin, who was unexpectedly born on the fourth of july at 25 weeks gestation, weighing 1 pound 7 ounces.
he's quite a fighter and you can always send him a postcard to the most current address listed here if you're inspired by his adventures. see the postcard project/google maps mashup to see a map of the postcards.
if you're new, you can browse the archives to catch up. and don't forget to watch a few movies that i made while we were in the neonatal intensive care unit. or if you want the abridged version and you can find a copy, you can read about his adventures in the november 2005 issue of parents magazine.
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