From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Mountain Women

February 27, 2008

Soooooooooo sorry. Can you forgive me? I did not mean to exclude women from supporting Emma. Obviously, none of you women will be sporting beards anytime soon. As a couple of you pointed out, women have hair issues in the mountains as well. Ellen was quick to inform me that women are unable to shave [...]

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I’m looking haggard for a cause

February 25, 2008

Well, we got awakened this morning at 5:30 am by a phone call from the hospital. Emma’s most recent blood gas analysis was completely out of whack. Her CO2 was in the 90′s when it should be in mid 40′s and the thought was Emma’s pulmonary edema was worsening. They didn’t know if a lung [...]

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A tough decision reversed

February 23, 2008

Well, I spent last night agonizing over what was the best decision for Emma. Really, I spent many hours trying to convince myself that we needed to proceed with surgery on Monday even though I knew in my gut that it was the wrong thing to do.  We couldn’t bear to prolong this surgery any [...]

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Separated at birth?

February 22, 2008

Of course they were separated at birth. That’s Ella and her mom (circa 1975) both enjoying tummy time. The funny thing about these photos is that Ella is a such a mashup of Ellen and myself. She has Ellen’s chin and my fat face (and eyes).  Ellen had an overbite growing up because her chin [...]

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Rage against the machine

February 21, 2008

I’m not one to whine and complain, ok maybe I am … However, how hard is it to care for an infant?!!!! Apparently, Children’s Hospital of Seattle might actually have the most unorganized staff of any company, let alone hospital, in the world. Srsly. The philosophy of Children’s is throughput. Not personal care. Not family [...]

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Ellen speaks at Ignite last night

February 20, 2008

Photo Credit: Randy Stewart / Stewtopia Ellen took a break last night from being a fantastic mommy. She was the first speaker at last night’s Ignite Seattle where she spoke about her rough times living and dealing with a serial entrepreneur. The crowd at Ignite was huge, I heard estimates that 400 people attended. Her [...]

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Emma having fun at Children’s

February 18, 2008

[YouTube:qHVeJCyc_94] If you can’t see this video click here.   Comments #1 Swing Life Away Anonymous12:00:00 AM Friday, Jun 13 2008 When I signed the girls up for Microsoft benefits at the end of last year, I was offered the chance to

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Welcome Home Ella

February 16, 2008

Let the sleepless nights commence! Ella is no longer hooked up to any machines, alarms, or nurses. She is home in my arms right now and already whining about it. We still have some unfinished business with her, but she is well enough that she is able to come home. Ella’s tongue is larger than [...]

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Ch-Ch-Changes

February 15, 2008

Emma has taken a big step. Today was the day she was transported from Evergreen Medical Center to Children’s Hospital. The doctors at Children’s want to observe her for a few days before they proceed with the VSD surgery. Emma absolutely loved the trip in the ambulance. She was wide awake and having fun as [...]

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Seattle, here we come!

February 14, 2008

Sorry I’ve taken so long to write a post, but things are progressing here in a good hurry. Emma is scheduled to move to Children’s Hospital tomorrow morning at 9am. Woo-Hoo! She’s going to spend a couple days in observation to determine how soon they can perform the VSD surgery. Once the surgery takes place, [...]

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