Cori Lou Where Are You in the NICU Day 1 (There is a new photo of the omphalocele up on this post. I was having trouble getting it to upload yesterday.) Cori Lou is going with the flow. She is not fussy, but she’s not depressed. She sleeps peacefully, then when she wakes, she is generally […]
Cori Lou Where Are You in the NICU Day 1
Cori Lou was born at 8:04 AM on September 26 with an omphalocele and a non-critical ventricular septal defect (VSD). Otherwise, she looks healthy and strong. Her color is good and she is breathing well. She is in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) while they test for other problems sometimes associated with her condition. […]
Cori Lou Where Are You Pre Birthday Parental Video Interview
The evening before Cori Lou was scheduled to be born (c-section early September 26, 2013), Greg and I got together with Heidi and Rich. We did an impromptu video interview. It is not great audio, but it is understandable. It was pouring rain just outside the apartment window while they talked. Heidi and Rich give […]
Helpless Female Visits the Hairdresser
My hairdresser deserves a medal for patience and calm in the face of, well … me. But it’s not what you might think. I was making every attempt to be cooperative. I just had no idea that my blood pressure was going to play a part in getting my hair done. And she hasn’t had […]
Helpless Female Gets Offered Senior Discount
I’ve always wondered a little about the stories of older folks getting “senile.” One of my theories is that younger people just don’t understand how hard it can be to keep track of which decade is current. When one person doesn’t understand the source of another person’s confusion, it is often labeled. If you […]