by Amber Essner | Mar 15, 2020 | Mommin', NICU
Now that you all have your toilet paper and canned goods, I hope you’ll have some time to sit down and read about how a “common cold” virus almost killed my baby. Like everyone else, my social media news feeds are flooded by COVID-19 themed posts. It seems like my...
by Amber Essner | Oct 8, 2019 | Growin' Rowan, NICU
Welcome to the Home of a Medically Complex Child Wreaths aren’t the only thing that decorate my front door, we also have two very important signs that greet all who visit our home. The first is our “Oxygen In Use” sign, and the other is a set of instructions for all...
by Amber Essner | Sep 13, 2019 | NICU
Dear NICU Nurse, I know you’re busy. I know you’ve been on your feet all day. I know you haven’t had your lunch break yet, and your bladder is filled to the max. I know this is day three of three 12-hour shifts in a row, and you’re exhausted. I know it seems like all...
by Amber Essner | Aug 18, 2019 | Mommin', NICU
Be Sure to Check Out the Video Below! Beat the Hot Car Seat Heat with the Noggle! Car seats are HOT! This summer has been our first summer out and about with Rowan, and every time I get him out of his car seat, his clothes are damp and his skin is sticky from sweat. I...
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...
