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Anne RIchter

Blog: http://eliza-grace-micro-preemie.blogspot.com/
I am a single mom to Eliza Grace who was born extremely prematurely at 26 weeks, 4 days, weighing 575 grams. I blog about our adverntures, both good and bad, as we navigate our way through life and the residual effects of being born way too soon.
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One Size Does Not Fit All by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health That's the message of RBaby Foundation when it comes to Emergency Departments. I had never heard of RBaby until a friend posted a link to this Petition on Facebook. ... Read on »
The Lost Tooth by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health Eliza lost her first tooth today!   It was hanging on for dear life for a few days now, but today in her after school sports class it finally fell out! ... Read on »
Another Saba Vacation! by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health Eliza and I had another fun filled vacation on Saba!  We spent Easter week on Saba which meant Easter egg hunts, egg decorating and brunch on my porch. Eliza takes ... Read on »
The NICU from the Perspective of a Neonatal Therapist by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health A another mom of a micropreemie posted this article, written by a neonatal therapist, and I thought it was worth sharing. 10 Life Lessons from the NICU Read on »
The Artist in Training. Ocean Life. by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health For Eliza's birthday I got her a series of Canvas Creations , which are actually pretty neat!  There is a basic outline of various scenes, ocean life, dinosaurs and hummin ... Read on »
Party Anyone? by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health Eliza had another fun filled birthday party in honor of her 6th birthday.  This year's theme was a combination Pokemon and Kirby characters. The birthday girl woke up ... Read on »
The R-Word by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health Please think twice the next time you think it is funny to use the word "retard" or "retarded" to describe someone. You probably don't even realize how often you do it ... Read on »
My Legs Tell My Feet to Have Fun by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health But my lungs tell me to rest.  This was Eliza's own commentary tonight on her frequent coughing and shortness of breath.  It is sad to hear her say this.  And it is sad to ... Read on »
City Photos By Eliza by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health Not bad photography for an almost 6 year old. And if ... Read on »
Little Bed Big Bed by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health In honor of Eliza's upcoming sixth birthday, Eliza moved from "little bed" To "big bed" (yes they have names). Biscuit, Cracker, Todd, Smutty, ... Read on »
A Date With Matthew by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health Eliza can work "attitude" with the best of New Yorkers.  She can do good "tough girl" face, even while sporting a striped pompom hat and polka dot coat.  ... Read on »
Wie Heißt Das Auf Deutsch? by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health Thanks to my good friend Christa, or "Auntie Christa" as she is known, Eliza started learning a few words of German over a year ago.  Eliza really enjoyed it and seemed to ... Read on »
In Between by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health My mother is 89 and Eliza is almost 6.  They are both deeply loved and cherished.  And they can both be a handful. Luckily, I have 2 hands. There ... Read on »
Santa Is Not in the North Pole by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health Contrary to popular belief, Santa does not live in the North Pole.   He lives in New York City, because really, it is the most exciting place to be at Christmas.  W ... Read on »
Eliza's Relationship with Santa by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health 2006:   Fits in the palm of Santa's hand 2007:   Deer in the headlights 2008:  Abject terror and she leaps from Santa's lap (scaring the bejesus out of S ... Read on »
Eliza's Papa by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health Today marks the third anniversary of my Dad's death.  It seems hard to believe that three years have passed so quickly. My Dad made almost daily trips to the NICU from ... Read on »
It's That Time of Year Again by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health Yes folks, it is Prematurity Awareness Month. Annually I am compelled to post on this topic, to let folks know that prematurity sucks. So tonight I started to w ... Read on »
Pumpkin Sail by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health While New York City may not conjure up images of your traditional Trick-or-Treating, the city does have the annual Pumpkin Sail... bet your 'burb doesn't have this ... Read on »
Big Bones by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health Not to worry, Eliza has not suddenly morphed into a "big boned" person.  But, she did get to live out a dinosaur-loving-budding-paleontologist's dream and take a Behind the ... Read on »
Children of the Apples by Anne RIchter Posted in: Blog Posts in Children's Health Let's be honest, even though this is my daughter and she is pretty adorable, is this not a "Children of the Corn" look she is giving me?  Then again, the glare may have bee ... Read on »
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