Archive for March 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Consequences
Have I mentioned that grief makes you a whack job? Here is a list, in no particular order, of some the things which have occurred to me may be the cause of Ramona’s birth defect:
27 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Jane
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
On Grandmas
Both Grandma and Grammy have been able to spend a lot of time with us since Ramona’s birth. I did the math and I think one or the other has been staying with us for about 8 of Ramona’s 14 weeks. The love, sacrifice and service they’ve poured out to us during this [...]
15 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Jane
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
No Infection
The good news is that Ramona does not have a secondary infection. The chest x-ray came back clear which is awesome. The bad news is there isn’t anything they can do to help her get over it.
8 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Jen
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
yellow alert
Not a Red alert but still a pretty big prayer request today. Jane is on her way to the ER with Ramona because her cold has worsened and made its way to her lungs. They recommended she take her to her pediatrician but she is out of town so off to the ER [...]
13 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Jen
Monday, March 12, 2007
The Red Menace
Have I been grumpy lately? I think I have and I think I’ve found the culprit. It’s not the stomach flu. It’s not the 24-hour zombie schedule. Oh, and it’s definitely not ennui.
24 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Jane
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Working it Out…
If you are like me and have Ramonamae.com as your home page you get a little antsy when a little time goes by without an update posted. The good news is that Ramona is doing fine. She is sleeping a lot and has a cold that is complicating things for her but otherwise [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Jen
Friday, March 9, 2007
Now That’s What I’m Talkin’ About
Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about. Driving home from Children’s Memorial after getting discharged. 90/94 is a parking lot but Ramona’s iPod is playing her tunes on the car stereo. Both my ladies asleep in the back seat. It feels peaceful.
22 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Andy
Thursday, March 8, 2007
New Attitude
I have a theory: If a life event dictates that everyone you know has to buy you a present, there must be a catch. So I should have known that being a parent, just like being a wife, was going to have it’s moments. I bet any new parent (who isn’t a [...]
13 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Jane
Thursday, March 8, 2007
On Anger
When we were struggling with infertility I was angry. Angry at my pregnant friends for “having it so easy”. Angry at Andy for being so calm and rational. Angry at well-meaning relatives for being “clueless”, “naive”, or “insensitive”. I even went through a phase where I was angry at “our culture” [...]
13 Comments » - Posted in Updates by Jane
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Not today
I just got off the phone with Jane, and she asked me to post an update. Ramona isn’t coming home today. She has been vomiting again and having some diarrhea. It may be that they were attempting to wean her off some medications too quickly, or a side effect from her cold, or perhaps a [...]