I found out when I was about 20 weeks pregnant that Addison had a 2-vessel umbilical cord (SUA = single umbilical artery). All of the level 2 scans and high-risk doctors said she looked perfect, but we wouldn’t know until after she was born.
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Understanding feeding problems in children
May 14, 2013 by 1 Comment
Looking back, Katina and Dionisios Stamos, of Poland, Ohio, worried almost from the start about their daughter’s feeding. Maria wouldn’t take the bottle and, when she did, made sounds like she was choking.
Kangarooing quints
May 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
August 3, 2010 was a life changing day for our family. With the help of Dr. John Stewart, Akron General Medical Center and Akron Children’s Hospital, my husband and I welcomed quintuplets into the world. Within two minutes we went from a family of four to a family of nine!
Jane and Jude’s growing and changing a mixed bag
May 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It seems like forever since I have taken pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, as the case may be. It’s not because I didn’t think about blogging, it’s not because I haven’t wanted to blog, it’s not because I haven’t had anything to blog about. Quite on the contrary. It’s because, the 2 main subjects of this blog, Jane and Jude, have been sucking every hour out of every day and every minute of every hour with all things, good, tough, new, old, fun, challenging, happy, frightening and ultimately fulfilling.
Echocardiogram reveals hole in Bekah’s heart smaller while new leak detected
May 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Bekah had a routine cardiology appointment a little over a month ago. For the last month I’ve been debating what to write about it and how I feel about what we learned there.
Axl has gone one year without needing revisions to his shunt, thanks to Dr. Roger Hudgins
May 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
My son, Axl Gallagher, was born with hydrocephalas (fluid on the brain). We got the news when he was 4 weeks old after he rolled off the couch.
