Lauren, my parents and I went to the St. V's NICU reunion on June 6th. Adam had to work so he couldn't go. We had a great time and it was nice to see some of the doctor's and nurses again. It also tugged at my heart a little bit, seeing them and all, but I am so glad that we went. They were all so glad to see us and didn't even recognize Lauren because she was so big.
Here we are in front of the Giraffe isolette. This was her $30,000 crib! Most people think that preemies go right into this bed, but they don't get to until they are stable. Lauren was in an open crib for a very long time because of her apnea/bradycardia spells.
Lauren, Marty and Audry! These were 2 of Lauren's amazing Nurses. Marty (in the middle) was Lauren's very first Nurse. She made Adam & I feel so comfortable with the care Lauren was getting. She said Lauren was sure a fighter being so early & small. They were both at the desk when we arrived and remembered us. Well--they recognized me because Lauren had changed so much. Audry and I caught up like old friends who hadn't seen each other in a while. I guess when you spend as much time in the NICU as I did that's bound to happen. We also saw Dr. Kaempf, but he was surrounded with people so I didn't ask for a picture. I will get one next year though for sure. We also saw some of the other families that we spend time with in the NICU. Lauren is doing so well and it was apparent on this day. We are so lucky that she hasn't been re-hospitalized or have any ailments. We still don't know about learning/speech disabilities, but we will cross that bridge if/when they come. Sometimes I think why were we so lucky to not have any issues like Cerebral Palsy or feeding tubes etc? I don't have an answer, all I know is that we are so lucky.
Lauren, my parents and I went to the St. V's NICU reunion on June 6th. Adam had to work so he couldn't go. We had a great time and it was nice to see some of the doctor's and nurses again. It also tugged at my heart a little bit, seeing them and all, but I am so glad that we went. They were all so glad to see us and didn't even recognize Lauren because she was so big.
Here we are in front of the Giraffe isolette. This was her $30,000 crib! Most people think that preemies go right into this bed, but they don't get to until they are stable. Lauren was in an open crib for a very long time because of her apnea/bradycardia spells.
Lauren, Marty and Audry! These were 2 of Lauren's amazing Nurses. Marty (in the middle) was Lauren's very first Nurse. She made Adam & I feel so comfortable with the care Lauren was getting. She said Lauren was sure a fighter being so early & small. They were both at the desk when we arrived and remembered us. Well--they recognized me because Lauren had changed so much. Audry and I caught up like old friends who hadn't seen each other in a while. I guess when you spend as much time in the NICU as I did that's bound to happen. We also saw Dr. Kaempf, but he was surrounded with people so I didn't ask for a picture. I will get one next year though for sure. We also saw some of the other families that we spend time with in the NICU. Lauren is doing so well and it was apparent on this day. We are so lucky that she hasn't been re-hospitalized or have any ailments. We still don't know about learning/speech disabilities, but we will cross that bridge if/when they come. Sometimes I think why were we so lucky to not have any issues like Cerebral Palsy or feeding tubes etc? I don't have an answer, all I know is that we are so lucky.
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