memoir of a NICU Mom. Katie, a first-time mom at age thirty-seven was ready, excited, and determined to perfectly balance her career and motherhood. When she learned about her son's rare fetal diagnosis of an omphalocele, she was stunned. Katie entered the Stages of Grief Club and surrendered the expectations she had held for the perfect motherhood and perfect child. Little did she know that her personal transformation had just begun. This is a story of faith and resilience. It is about Katie's son who endured his first years in the hospital: fifty-four days in NICU and countless days on the pediatric floor and PICU. The miracles she experienced during this time were the gift of life for her son and the faithful endurance to survive the journey. Katie learned that our everyday moments are infinite miracles. She gave life to Tim, but his life gave her life.