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Being able to look at your child's abilities and be able to interpret them for the child's needs turns into how you can better support them at home and at play. It also helps you lead others to support the child along their journey.

When Skye was four days old at 9 weeks early, the doctors and specialists told us he wouldn't walk and he wouldn't talk.
When Skye was 3 weeks old, they told us he was scheduled for brain surgery. (He never had the surgery.)
When our wee man was being released from the NICU, they told us not to get our hopes up, but he's doing great! 

How was I supposed to process all of those other people's thoughts and words at me, as well as what we were going through AND now taking him home and worrying about keeping him with us?

As a NICU Mom the struggles are real. The overwhelm still happens all the time and the unknowns are constant.

Skye is now 8 ("and a half Mama!" Skye always says to me) and he talks like a teenager and walks like a...

My sweet boy Skye, often says things that make me stop and think. 
He is a thinker himself and ever since he was a baby, I could see the wheels turning in his tiny head.

My video blog today is about the most recent time his words made me pause.

This one made me REALLY pause. So much so that I had to sit down next to him and really consider his idea.

It's about Hope and Wishes.

So much in our world and our society is taken for granted and I know these new little beings coming into our lives as our children, are the ones who have the newest and biggest ideas for change.

It's magical and wonderful when we get to be around them, so fresh and so powerful, that they make us pause, ponder ourselves, and think about what we've grown up with!

Have a listen and tell me what you think!
Until next time,
Love always, Leanne Rose

As a NICU parent, I have gained the skill of questioning with an open heart. There were many times that we were told something in the NICU, or by doctors after we were home, that just didn't sit right with me. So, I researched, asked more questions and added to the knowledge shared with me.

This might be seen as overanalyzing, but it's gotten Skye a lot farther than what any of the doctors ever imagined. 

Right now my part of Mother Earth is just waking up. Spring is edging ever closer with temperatures above freezing and more of the ground being exposed from the layers of snow. Honestly, I feel like I too am just waking up from a long, intense sleep.

New Years was not celebratory for us this year, it felt heavy. I started wondering what this whole January 1st thing was all about because to me, it seemed like an odd time of year (in terms of Mother Nature's seasons) to celebrate newness.

So... I started asking questions. :) 

A friend of...

I was honoured to be a guest blogger back in September on Krysta Figueroa's site Due Dates Are Dumb.

At first I was nervous to put part of our story out there. Writing it was a journey. It brought up a lot of emotions and realizations that I had actually worked through a lot of our stay in the NICU already.

Even though it wasn't that long ago that I wrote the post, I look back and feel so glad that I did it. It has helped me see more of where I need to take care of myself. I know now that I can write parts of my story and the roof isn't going to cave in on me. And I also have a sense of healing from doing that work and taking the time for myself to process as I wrote.

If you'd like to read the post, check it out here on Krysta's site.

If you're interested in being a writer, message me. I'd love to chat with you about your visions.

Always sending Love,
Leanne Rose