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Scarlett’s (and my) NICU aftermath…
This story is likely going to be more difficult for me to share than the first. Scarlett was born in December right in the middle of the holiday chaos. The first few weeks of her life after her time in the NICU was a hands on, crash course, full time parenting boot camp plus the business of the holidays and traveling. It was the most difficult learning experience of my life but also a great season that we got to spend with our snuggly, newborn baby girl. Finally, after the New Year and about 3 full weeks of time off, Blaze went back to work and the dust quickly settled. …
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The story of Scarlett in honor of NICU awareness month.
Speaking of waiting, this man waited 9 years of marriage for a baby. I never planned on having children but Blaze never gave up. In early 2018 this guy, without telling me, prayed for us to have a baby. That April, we celebrated our 9thanniversary and on that day (well actually the day after) I told him that I was pregnant. He was quite shocked; much like I was when I found out that he had specifically and intentionally prayed for it earlier that year! To be completely transparent, I was more terrified than I was excited. I couldn’t wrap my mind around the fact that I was going to…
