- Hold onto your faith. your faith is the only thing that is steady ground when you’re in here. pray, cling to our God, and trust in Him.
- ask questions! don’t be afraid to “insult” them. ask them questions, if you don’t understand something ask. have them repeat things to you etc. ask for other opinions from different doctors. especially ask the side effects of medication.
- it’s an up and down, hour by hour experience. there are going to be good days and there are going to be bad day. celebrate every victory, even the small ones.
- lean onto your support system. if people send you things, be grateful. Levi and I were both raised not to take handouts and to work hard for what you have so it was hard for us to expect money, gifts and help. my father in law told me something that has stuck with me “don’t deny a blessing from someone cause it takes away their blessing of giving” if someone wants to help out, let them.
- make good relationships with the nursing/medical staff. they become part of your family. they’re the ones there 24/7 with your little ones.
- love your spouse. hold each other. spend some alone time together. pray together. hold on together.
- self care. you cannot pour from an empty cup. try to get some sleep, eat good food, and drink water. I didn’t do all those things and almost had to get readmitted into the hospital.
- take lots of pictures. read books to your little ones. spend time with them. touch them. hold them (if able). they know you’re presence and it truly makes a difference.
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Hi, I'm we're Levi and Taylor Wilson. this past year we were blessed with two of the biggest blessings ever, Brodee & Hadlee or the blueberries. They were born at 23 weeks and stayed in the NICU for 119 days. Levi and I rely on Jesus, each other and coffee. Welcome to our crazy life.
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