LennynStrong is about resilience and beating the odds. Born 10 weeks early with a bilateral brain bleed and Hydrocephalus, our little lady has kept us on our toes.
Your baby is born, you get the diagnosis, you have the surgery or surgeries, then you have the aftermath of life with chronic illness. The initial outpouring support is overwhelming. You’re not even sure how to thank people correctly for the gestures that are done. You are so grateful and so overwhelmed by everything happening […]
Read More Settling dust and growing apartIs it bad that I literally just had to count the Sundays since Len’s arrival? 9 weeks. NINE WEEKS. How is that even possible? It seems so much shorter and so much longer all at the same time. I think that statement will make the most sense to anyone who’s had a sick child and […]
Read More Oct 28 – 9 weeks oldIt’s been one week since Lennyn was born. We’ve officially been in the hospital for 8 days. As i sit here waiting to be discharged for a second time, there is a lot of reflecting to do. Lennyn has made an complete 360. On Tuesday we were preparing for a transfer and possible transplant. Then […]
Read More September 2nd, 2018Late night surprise! Dropped some milk off at the right time tonight and got to sponge bath, weigh (she’s down to 3 lbs and 14 oz) and change Len’s diaper with her nurse. Her respiratory therapist was right behind us, tweaking her vent as we were cleaning her up because she gets pissed when not […]
Read More August 30th, 2018 – Late night surprise!Today has been challenging. Today has been a reminder of how fragile life is, especially life of an early term baby. Lennyn has been diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension. In pulmonary hypertension, the blood vessels of the lungs have an increased amount of muscle in the walls. This causes a higher resistance in the lungs. The […]
Read More August 28th, 2018 – UpdateLennyn Update: We are still trying to get her stabilized and on to a c-pap in lieu of intubation. They have ordered some tests to see if she’s coming down with an infection because she shouldn’t still need the amount of O2 she is on. Because she isn’t responding well to the distraction of visitors, […]
Read More August 28th, 2018Just want to point out what an amazing big sister Ava is already. I found these on her Instagram and snapchat yesterday. I’m so proud of her ☺️😍
Read More August 27th, 2018My heart is so full. I can’t wait to hold her and sniff her fuzzy head 😍 Seth and I make some cute babies. We are so blessed to now have 2 gorgeous girls 💕
Read More August 27th, 2018 – Finally got to meet my little lady…
Live, Laugh, Lennyn 