tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6205556462251851125.post5608167262342539190..comments2024-03-14T01:22:29.342-05:00Comments on The Preemie Experiment: "When is my next test Mom?"ThePreemie Experimenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15882375368535807238noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6205556462251851125.post-50708819640567042952008-08-07T03:32:00.000-05:002008-08-07T03:32:00.000-05:00What, none of your friends have recliners? Do the ...What, none of your friends have recliners? Do the test yourself. :-D<BR/><BR/>And seriously, whatever you're referring to, it's part of parenting. <A HREF="http://www.alittlepregnant.com/alittlepregnant/2005/09/the_boner.html#comments" REL="nofollow">Trust me.</A>Corinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01200830011316788522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6205556462251851125.post-81851341855391405062008-08-05T10:04:00.000-05:002008-08-05T10:04:00.000-05:00Hey, Stacy. :)I think all parents make mistakes--s...Hey, Stacy. :)<BR/><BR/>I think all parents make mistakes--sometimes huge ones. It takes guts to face them. They don't have to scar kids for life. The vast, vast majority don't, and most often you really do hurt a lot more than Paige will hurt three years down the road, even if she thinks about what happened a lot right now. (Remember my brain works a lot like hers at times.)<BR/><BR/>I think Paige is too stubborn not to live on her own. :) You have lots of time to teach her ot develop a good support system, and that is the most important gift you can give her. She's a smart girl and very self-aware, and that will serve her well if she can learn how to use it to her advantage and not let it run her life.Sarah Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877600729910472069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6205556462251851125.post-17887627503258134082008-08-05T02:55:00.000-05:002008-08-05T02:55:00.000-05:00Im so glad it was over pretty soon for hee thanks ...Im so glad it was over pretty soon for hee thanks to the doctors letting her go home as the nurses wanted lilike to stay on an iv still of antibiotics with noi real proof she was sick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6205556462251851125.post-85851857548602920982008-08-05T02:51:00.000-05:002008-08-05T02:51:00.000-05:00awwww what a brave little girl Paige is a preemie ...awwww what a brave little girl Paige is a preemie that has been through so much with tests and procedures. Seeing Lilike stuck with failed iv attempts and heel sticks was awful to watch for 7 days so they could always check for infection while treating her as if she had an infection just incase she did have one to begin with all because of a high white cell count of a band nutrophil of 70% on her day of birth. And the 23-28% oxygen she needed for a night into the early morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6205556462251851125.post-36794143175508454832008-08-03T12:09:00.000-05:002008-08-03T12:09:00.000-05:00You have no idea how much I needed that Kevin!I ac...You have no idea how much I needed that Kevin!<BR/><BR/>I actually try, very hard, to make sure my insecurities are not clouding her life. I've written here about my fears that she will never live on her own but they are just that *MY* fears. I always make sure I talk to her with zero hint of my fears in my voice. <BR/><BR/>But, I recently made a huge parenting mistake. A big one in my book. I'll be writing about it soon. <BR/><BR/>I hope your mom comes around. After meeting you and talking at length with you, I can say that she should be proud of what you have become and the spirit that shines inside of you. You can do whatever you want Kevin. If your mom will not let you move on, you need to do it anyways. I know you will not have her best wishes but she will eventually come around when she sees how truly independent you are!!<BR/><BR/>Sending hugs your way!! (and would love to give you some in person if you would only hop on a plane and come to the upcoming conference) lolThePreemie Experimenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15882375368535807238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6205556462251851125.post-89910423500113709042008-08-03T11:58:00.000-05:002008-08-03T11:58:00.000-05:00Reading this, and seeing you in action in Louisvil...Reading this, and seeing you in action in Louisville last month, I can see what a great mom you are. What is particularly great to see is that you don't let your own fears and doubts get in the way of Paige being Paige. I see once again how important that is now that I'm going through yet another round of frustration with my mom. It takes a lot of strength to let Paige be, to let her explore her horizons and not impose yourself in them. The sky's the limit for Paige, thanks to you and Jason. Maybe you can give my mom parenting lessons, or maybe lessons in letting an approaching-middle-age offspring make their own choices, even if you might think they're wrong? But I digress. *G* Just don't ever change, okay? Give Paige a hug for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com