• Twin Photos

    Posted on August 30th, 2009

    Written by David

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    Twin Photo: Oooooh, Bright Shiny Object

    Finnegan goes for the watch with new gusto.

  • Twin Photos

    Posted on August 26th, 2009

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    Twin Photo: Finn Takes a Break

    Finnegan, taking a break from learning how to crawl.

  • Featured, NICU, Preemies

    Posted on August 26th, 2009

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    Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the NICU

    Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the NICU

    Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: a concept I associate with victims of crimes or veterans of wars, not parents of preemies. But after reading an article in the New York Times, “For Parents on NICU, Trauma May Last,”  it’s clear that PTSD, and the awareness of its prevalence in parents with experiences with the Neonatal Intensive [...]

  • Featured, Stories

    Posted on August 3rd, 2009

    Written by David

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    Get Your Twins Outdoors!

    Get Your Twins Outdoors!

    A New York Times op-ed this weekend, “How to Lick a Slug”, serves as inspiration and motivation that the little steps I’m taking to get our twins outside early, is building a habit for myself and our family to always seek rejuvenation and wonder from the natural world.
    Living in northern Nevada, we’re fond of citing [...]

  • NICU, Preemies, Stories

    Posted on August 1st, 2009

    Written by Lisa

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    This Week’s Walk Down Memory Lane

    A friend of ours was struck with preeclampsia earlier this week. The doctors were able to get her blood pressure down with magnesium sulfate (which I had after delivery for preeclampsia, as well) which bought them enough time to get her two steroid shots to boost the surfactant in her baby girl’s lungs. Her little [...]