Kenna was born January 9, 2012 weighing in at a meager 9.6 ounces. She was born sixteen weeks too soon. After spending 183 days riding the roller coaster in Club NICU, she is finally home. This is our story of hope, finding happiness in unlikely places, and making the best of the life we have.
Nicole has been an author since 2011, but it was after the birth of her daughter, Kenna in January of 2012, that she was determined to make it a full-time career. As the fourth smallest preemie in the world, Kenna’s medical needs would prevent her from ever going to day care.
For fun, she spends time with those she cares about, cooks, reads, writes, and especially lives to travel. The current travel goal: visit every Margaritaville. Three down! (Eleven to go?)
Her writing can also be found on Shine, where she is a Shine Parenting Guru and an award winning Yahoo! Contributor on YourWisdom as the relationship and dating expert. In addition, she has been published by McClatchy News in their syndicated papers. Her books can be found on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple, and Smashwords in ebook, paperback, and even some audiobooks.For fun, she spends time with those she cares about, cooks, reads, writes, and especially lives to travel. The current travel goal: visit every Margaritaville. Three down! (Eleven to go?)
This is a great book of the trials life brings when you have a baby born too early. Nicole's first hand experiences of a daily life in the NICU are at times very difficult to read, and then at other times, there was such joy at the advancements that Kenna made on a daily basis. Things were made somewhat easier for Nicole as she made it a point to friend the nurses and doctor's, and keep an upbeat attitude of HOPE. Lesson taught here? Yes there was. Positive attitude can bring positive results, even if there are some pitfalls along the way.