by Amber Essner | Jul 31, 2019 | Growin' Rowan, Mommin', NICU
I remember my Nana telling me about when she saw my aunt’s head for the first time, she cried. It was cone-shaped from the ole’ birth canal. The nurse told her not to worry and just rub her head to reshape it. I guess it worked because my aunt has a great looking...
by Amber Essner | Jul 26, 2019 | Growin' Rowan, Mommin', NICU
This is not just a crib. This crib represents hope in the face of fear. You guys know the odds we were given, if you can call them odds when every doctor tells you there is absolutely no chance. So understandably, there was no nursery prepared, no gifts registered, no...
by Amber Essner | May 30, 2019 | Cookin', Mommin'
Fail to (Meal) Plan, Plan to Fail I hate making grocery lists! It’s one of my dreaded weekly chores because it is time consuming. I have to decide what I want to cook, find the recipes, check the pantry for ingredients, second guess my menu, consult Pinterest, ask my...
by Amber Essner | May 1, 2019 | Mommin', NICU
An experience recently made me question my relationship with my mother. Like many growing up, I used to think things between the two of us were, well, complicated. There were preteen hormone induced arguments. College years were abundantly stocked with eye-rolls and...
