# Eliaz

We are more than halfway through 2020 🙌🏼. Why does it feel like so much longer?! Maybe its just me. We are still trying our best to stay

I am at a loss for words in regard to the events that have grappled our country this year. I almost feel like we need a moment

When discharge day finally arrived for my NICU preemie, my breast pump had completely bugged out on me. I had been actively trying to get it to

Oh my! This is the journal I wish I had in my posession during Eliaz's very long NICU stay. Instead I had just a regular notebook and

I have been wanting to write a good roundup post since the summer but I guess the end of the year is good too. So much has

Today is exactly one day after October 15, yet there isn't a single day that I don't have our baby in my thoughts. For those of us

Coming out of the NICU can be scary and daunting for any parent. Even if this is your second or third child, taking your preemie home is

Final Notes After discharge we were supposed to only allow baby one or two feedings at the breast and the rest had to be bottle fed. Additionally,

Homestretch By far the last few weeks in the nicu were the hardest times in terms of pumping for my preemie. I pumped 6 times a day

Miracle Medicine There came a point in our preemies first week of life, where my milk hadnt come in yet and donor milk was not working out

Focus on Preemie Once my milk came in by about my 4th or 5th day of doing all of the items discussed in my previous post, all

When the nurse asked me at the hospital if I was planning to nurse the baby or not, I was a bit confused. Can I plan to

Last year we went camping at Zion national park for Julian's Angelversary and we enjoyed it so much. We really hoped we would be able to camp

Don’t worry, everything will turn out just fine with this baby. The baby you lost was a one in a million chance, kind of like a

Well I have a pretty good reason for being MIA on the blog lately. So much has happened in the last month that I'm not even sure