Today has been a hectic day.  We started out heading south to the children’s museum to meet up with friends, but it was pouring rain and there was an accident right at the exit ramp we had to take which slowed us down considerably.  We didn’t get to stay long before we had to leave to get to A-Man’s optometrist appointment.  Skip took some time from work to hang with Gater and CJ so A-Man and I could take care of everything as peacefully as possible.

We arrived at 11:30 for our 11:30 appointment.  At 12:15, A-Man was getting restless, I was hungry, and we were both sort of cranky.  I checked with the receptionist who said they were running behind, but they did offer to get A-Man started y dilating his eyes and doing a preliminary check. Read the rest of this entry »

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The boys turned 4 last month. They are so proud to be 4 and were telling everyone who would listen at first. It’s amazing how big they are and to try to remember how tiny they started out is hard. It’s like a distant dream at this point, which makes me sad because I wish I could remember it like it was yesterday – how tiny and vulnerable they were, how they would snuggle up on my chest and sleep for hours during “kangaroo care” in the NICU, how I would pump every 3 hours around the clock, record every session and make sure I was always one step ahead of their needs, how I wrote daily in my dairy their weights, their feed amounts, their milestones and their progress…

A friend recently had a baby at the hospital the boys were delivered. I had some leftover preemie clothes, so I took them with me to the hospital to donate to the NICU. The receptionist was kind, and I said they were just some things I wanted to give since my boys were once in the Special Care Nursery. She was so sweet and thankful that I started to get teary-eyed and had to leave. Read the rest of this entry »

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It’s been forever since I’ve posted.  Too long.  There’s so much to update.  I’ve been meaning to, and maybe this post – which I am doing as an entry in a contest – will help re-inspire me.  :)

I’ve entered to win a Kindle Fire and a $50 cover for it via http://www.crazyforadeal.com  You can, too!

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I’ve had the hearing aids for almost a month.  It is definitely a challenge getting used to them, and if you or someone you know is going to be getting hearing aids, please be sure you or they understand it’s NOT easy!  I am so grateful I had a lot of fair warning about this process…

First of all, for me, behind my ears ached a lot in the beginning.  Kind of like the feeling I get if I wear a plastic headband too long.  I took the hearing aids out every 4-5 hours for a rest (and sometimes had to psyche myself up to put them back in) for the first couple of weeks. Read the rest of this entry »

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Well, this hearing aid thing is going as well as can be expected, I suppose.  I am having a heck of a time with the left one feeling like it’s slipping out, so I am going to see if I can grab some medium domes from the audiologist tomorrow.  I am forever tucking it back in and it’s irritating.

The right one seems fine,aside from the pressure feeling I get after wearing them a few hours, and that’s getting better (I can go longer stretches before they hurt). Read the rest of this entry »

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I got the hearing aids today.  Wasn’t too excited about going when it came down to it.  Not sure what my deal was, just a lot of emotion to deal with, I guess.

They are pretty small and you can’t even see them, really.  Exhibit A, crappy cell phone pic (look closely and you can see the wire going into my ear canal):

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