Title: Almost impossible to read
Product review: The author is so mind-numbingly self-absorbed that I find it impossible to identify with her. From the first moment, late in the pregnancy, that they suspect something might not be perfect about their unborn baby, the Stinsons agonize about being deprived of what they want. There is no sense at all, at any point, that they recognize Andrew as a person. It's all about them -- about being in control, about being deferred to, about wanting *their* lives to be as they planned them to be. Andrew, by virtue of his prematurity, throws a monkey wrench into their plans and as such is an obstacle to be overcome, not a child to be loved.Yes, it's frightening and confusing and bewildering to have a baby in a NICU. Only sacrificial love for the child can make the ordeal bearable for a parent. Lacking that capacity, all the author can do is feel sorry for herself. And pity parties make poor reading.
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