Lulu and I were out at my parents’ place last weekend. I was trying to get a couple good photos of a calf we’re planning on selling this winter and Lulu wanted to see Grandma eat ice cream. The bull photo didn’t turn out half bad. Cattle photography is actually an entire industry onto itself. […]

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It’s hard to believe Peanut has been home for almost two weeks now! The entire time has been a blur. Despite the lack of sleep, we’re falling into a new normal routine here, and Peanut is growing like a weed. As of last Thursday, she weighs 7 lbs 3 oz. Peanut holds us to a […]

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Today is discharge day for Peanut!!! We will be leaving the hospital around noon today. 🙂 The Dear Husband got Sissy & Potato Boy on the bus, just dropped off Lulu at daycare, and is on his way to pick us up as I type. We had a great last few days here at the […]

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The last 72 hours have been busy for Peanut. As the DW mentioned in the last update, the NICU is very crowded right now and Peanut was listed as healthy enough to be moved out of the NICU and into a pediatric inpatient floor should the NICU run out of room. That moment came Wednesday […]

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Peanut is 67 days old today, and weighs 2750 grams! That means she is officially above the 6lb mark – 6lbs 1oz to be exact! The past week has been all about improving Peanut’s nutrition. As I mentioned in the last post, the docs having been trying to find a way to fortify her milk […]

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Someone is two months old today…

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It’s been a while since the last update on the kiddos’ pumpkin patch. Unfortunately, with Pip’s craving for squash, the dry weather, and the lack of attention, there isn’t much to show for all the kiddo’s hard work earlier this year. I had quickly walked through the patch a time or two over the past […]

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As it turns out, Peanut’s strand of Staph infection was MSSA (methicillin-sensitive Staph), and she finished her round of antibiotics yesterday. The infection has cleared up and the incision is healing nicely 🙂 Her weight is up to 5lbs 9oz now, and the doctors have been throwing around the “D” word during their daily rounds […]

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According to the Babycenter.com, if Peanut was still in my belly (we’re just over two weeks out from her due date), they would compare her current size/weight to that of a honeydew melon. Throughout my pregnancy I would get weekly emails comparing her size to various fruits or vegtables…the kids, as well as the DH […]

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It’s been almost a week since we posted our last update – and it’s been a fairly quiet week at that. Peanut has all but put her surgeries behind her and the focus has shifted to how her remaining intestines are going to work. Slow and steady on straight breast milk seems to be the […]

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