K.M. Monaco: June 2009 Archives

A few Saturdays ago, Sisters Hospital had its 9th Annual Special Care Nursery Reunion, an event I was thrilled to get an invite to.  Although it had been almost two years since my son spent the first week of his life there, the raw emotions of that time haven't faded as much as one would think.

Having a generally uneventful pregnancy, an extended stay in the NICU was not something I anticipated as being part of my post-birth experience.  I envisioned a slew of visitors flooding into my hospital room, hands full of onesies and balloons, taking turns holding the new little one while I explained the play-by-play of my labor and delivery.  But almost the moment he was born, Tate was intent on foiling my plans.  He was whisked away to the Special Care Nursery when routine bloodwork was not looking as it should, leaving his parents panic-stricken and the doctors puzzled. Instead of dialing every contact on my cell phone, I found myself turning it off, not sure what