Parenting Guru: When There is No Book, We Write Our Own  While
we may joke that babies don't come with instruction manuals,
there are still many highly acclaimed schools of thought on
child rearing and many so called experts who have published
theories on how to properly rear that new bundle of joy. While
my mother clearly subscribed to Dr. Spock in her quest for
support and validation on her parenting journey, I have yet to
find anything that could help us on our journey as we care for
Kenna. And the reason for this is that there aren't a lot of
babies her size born, fewer who survive, and even less is
written about their care. That's why I wrote Keeping Up With
Kenna and published it the day she came home at a whopping 6lbs
after a 183 day NICU stay. That was the easy part of our
journey. That was the part with the safety net. Since then,
we've been flying solo by the seat of our pants.  Really...
there is no book to consult when you wake up in the morning and
discover your baby is laying in a pool of formu