When my first child was born, he spent a week in the intermediate-level NICU as a result of aspiration pneumonia.  He got stuck in the birth canal and inhaled meconium.  When he finally came out, his head was swollen and mushy from all the suction they used to get him out.  And – he was [...]

Sometime, I wonder if my kids realize and resent what they are missing during the summer.  Even though they are only 3 and 5, they don’t have the luxury of a lazy summer afternoon or going swimming whenever they want.  Sometimes I think about what life would be like if I didn’t work 8 to [...]