The Saga of Saga, Chapter 2: Ten Weeks in the NICU

[frausensei]

Saga was born ten weeks early, and stayed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU, pronounced "nick-you") for exactly nine weeks and six days. She came home on Saturday, September 8th, the day before her due date. She came home weighing six pounds, nine ounces (Cecily calls it "six pounces"), and measuring about 19 1/2; inches in length. In other

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[corvusjoyous]

Wow.

You and your family are amazing, and I'm glad things seem to be going well overall. Glad you are all home.
Thank you for sharing - you give a mom-to-be a lot to think about and look up to!

[aryanhwy]

Wow.

You couldn't have picked a better name for Saga. :) (Had you decided on that in advance, or afterwards? Just curious).

You're right about the MSP area early intervention support. My younger nephew Reuben, who has ring chromosome 20 syndrome, has benefited greatly from it already. I'm very glad my sister lives in an area where he can get the support he deserves.

[frausensei]

We had picked the name well in advance of these events. Erik did the research - he tells me Saga is a lesser-known Norse goddess, possibly a Valkyrie. After we had settled on the name but before she was born, Summit, a local brewing company, came out with a beer called Saga for the summer. We debated changing her name, but decided to stick with our original choice. Erik hopes the Saga IPA will be a seasonal thing that goes away before long. ;-)

[aryanhwy]

Or, she can grow up having her own personal beer! How many people can say that? :)

[world_rim_walke]

That sounds like an ordeal. Also, I like how you used the phrase "provide the equipment".

Best of luck to all of you.

[kathryndana]

So glad to hear that Saga is finally home and doing well!

[reneekytokorpi]

I'm glad that things are improving, and I hope that they will continue to do so. You've gone through a lot.