Sunday, April 6, 2008

NICU (Neonatal ICU) Reunion

Jayce was born 6 1/2 weeks premature so therefore spent a little over two weeks in the NICU. During these two weeks you become rather close with the nurses who take care of your little one day and night. Each year since opening the NICU (a month before Jayce was born) the hospital has a reunion to allow the nurses to see the children they helped out as well as the give the families a chance to see the nurses. This time brings back so many memories and it is enjoyable to see all the nurses whom we got to know so well. It is fun walking into the room and nurses walk up to you and say hello to the child (call them by name) and then talk with you about how well they are doing. It is also fun to see the other children who were in the NICU along with your child. A week ago was the reunion and here are the pics from it - it does make our Sundays long and tiring, but oh so worth it.


Jayce catching a "fish" that turned out to be a Chinese Yo-Yo



Throwing the bean bag through the hole.



The two of us.




All he wanted to do was hit the blown up things.




Slushies that night :)




On a side note, if anyone knows how to rotate pictures please let me know.