by Deborah Quinn | Nov 17, 2013 | aging, birth, family, HGH, Kids, NaBloPoMo, Parenting, preemies
On the 18th of November, I officially become the mother of a teenager. Which seems weird because I’m only 25. And it’s doubly weird because in some bizarre harmonic convergence, the 17th of November is officially “World Prematurity Day,” a day...
by Deborah Quinn | May 23, 2011 | Children, growing up, HGH, preemies
“Growth disorder.” It was one item on a checklist of ailments that I was filling out at the dermatologist’s office, where I’d taken Liam so the doctor could inspect a mole on Liam’s back. “Growth disorder,” on a list with asthma, leukemia, shingles, bleeding tendency...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 18, 2010 | birth, growing up, Parenting
That foot you see on the left is Liam’s foot on November 18, 2000, the day he was born. The right foot is his one-year foot print. The tiny burrito-sized baby, born two months early and 5 ounces shy of two pounds, turned 10 today. The doctors predicted possible...
