When I first started the “Preemie Twins” website back in 1998 on Tripod.com, I had a guestbook where others could share their preemie and/or multiples stories. I have saved those hundreds of entries, but have been a bit lazy in adding them since I upgraded the site to a Wordpress blog.

But with some encouragement of my friend, Andrew Wee, I have decided to get motivated and add the stories, as it really is encouraging and comforting to read about other people that have endured similar experiences. Be patient as it may take me a bit of time to transfer them all. And knowing me, I’ll want to re-read them all again.

I encourage new visitors to submit their story as well for inclusion. This is will save me time using this new site, so your story should appear rather quickly on the site. I look forward to reading your stories! Here’s Macy & Mallory’s Story (my million dollar miracle babies).

I’ve been enthralled by the Jon & Kate plus 8 show on TLC, the family with 7-year old twins, and 3-year old sextuplets. They even have their own website at SixGosselins.com. The last episode I watched was when plastic surgeon, Dr. Lawrence Glassman performed a complimentary tummy-tuck on Kate after the doctor’s wife saw her disfigured belly and felt sorry for her. Will any plastic surgeons feel sorry for me if I expose my stomach? I need a tummy tuck after having my four children (including twins), but need to save a few more dollars first.

Anyway, back to the show… Nannies4Hire.com will be featured in “Kate Hires a Nanny” airing February 10 and 11, so I plan to watch that episode. Even though my kids are all in school, I’m still considering hiring a nanny to help with the kids after school and on weekends. And if they can cook and clean, all the better!

I haven’t got much work done today because I have The Learning Channel on, and it’s distracting me! So far, I’ve watched…

Kids by the Dozen - Spud and Miriam Heppner are the parents of 16 children, 9 still living at home! Getting everyone together for a weekend at the lake is easier said than done, but to the Heppners, family comes first.

Raising 16 Children, 16 Children and Moving In, On the Road with 16 Children about the Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar Family (who just gave birth to their 17th child last month!)

Twins, Twins & More Twins Mom, Dad, and thirteen kids, including three sets of twins. From preparing a teenager to drive, to anticipating the homecoming of premature identical twins, life at the Healy home is quite a balancing act. How they get it all done will amaze you.

The Boy With a New Head Petero Byakatonda was born with Crouzon’s Syndrome, a rare condition that meant his head was shaped like a cone and his eyes bulged out of his skull. He now needs surgery or he will die- this is his story as he tries to get the help he needs to live.

Joined For Life: Abby and Brittany Turn 16 Conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel are about to turn 16- that means they’re very busy with schoolwork, sports, social activities and, yes, testing for their drivers license. To most this seems extraordinary, but to the girls it’s just another day.

After this show, I’m shutting the television off!

P.S. Shauna was having pains today so went to be checked out, just for sure. They are thinking it is just Braxton-Hicks contractions. Let’s hope so.

Good article in the Denver Post today (thanks Patrick for sharing)…

Michael Sierra - 4 weeks old, 2 1/2 pounds and swollen like an overstuffed sausage - needed attention. And he was getting it.

A defect was making his heart work overtime. Infection flowed through his blood, and a hole in his gut was spilling poison into his body.

He had survived a flight from the Rapid City, S.D., hospital where he was born to Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center. Now, he desperately needed surgery, but his doctors feared he was too sick to make one more trip, even from the neonatal intensive-care unit to an operating room a floor below.

So the operating room came to him.

Read the rest of the article here. The article instantly reminded me of the operating room having to come to Macy when she had NEC. Terrible memories.

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I never used to be a book reader. I always said, “Who has time to read?” And I still don’t have any extra hours in the day. But I’ve been doing a lot of traveling lately (and a lot of losing my luggage), thus a lot of sitting and waiting. So, I’ve started reading some “chick flicks” and even get caught up in some of them that I try to sneak in a chapter before bed.

Sometimes I google the authors to read up on their personal life and what they are up to now. After I read Straight Up and Dirty: A Memoir by Stephanie Klein, I went to her personal blog, StephanieKlein.com. Not only has she since married, but she has preemie twins! I’ve bookmarked her blog and it brings back many memories. I do not miss that roller-coaster ride of when my twins were infants, and I’ll keep them in my prayers.