Watching the nurses interact with Baby Collin is heartwarming. Their gentle touches and thoughtful gestures show how attentive they are to his comfort. Tonight, after his nurse, Beth, changed his diaper and weighed him, she tucked him in just like Grandpa N used to tuck Collin's Mom and her siblings in bed. She also carefully replaced his special prayer teddy that had been removed while they weighed him. Collin got the prayer teddy from Mom and Dad's special friends the Stanches; when you squeeze it, it plays a child's voice reciting "Now I lay me down to sleep". Grandma and Grandpa V placed a stuffed firefighter and a beautiful stuffed cross (that has the words "God" and "Hope" on it) in the teddy's arms. Collin's aunt Alexa sent a magnet of the Blessed Virgin Mary which she received at her First Holy Communion. All of these little mementos tucked in with him are our attempts at leaving a bit of us with him every moment, as if their presence can protect him.
Thank you for reading, looking at the photos and leaving us your prayers and comments. Your love, support and encouragement hold us all up. Thank you for leaving a little bit of yourselves with us.
Love, Collin's Family
5 comments:
Praise and many thanks to the Lord for the little things in Collin's life like sneezes and meconium!
Blessings to Collin and all his loving family members today.
Lily
Thank you Collin's family for the update, and for the good news about Collin's sucking reflex and his "diaper presents"! Wonderful to hear that his parents got to hold him, too. That must have felt so good.
Seeing the "prayer teddy" and Virgin Mary magnet (so sweet of his auntie Alexa to offer him that special token -- I'm sure that Mary is watching over baby Collin) are little touches that add to the feeling that we are in the NICU with you, as we are in spirit.
Erin,
I am so happy for you and your husband on your beautiful baby boy! If you ever need anything I am here for you, even all the way from North Dakota! My phone number is still the same and here's my e-mail MeliBrorby@hotmail.com. I would love to hear from you! You are all in my thoughts and prayers. Miss you!
Melissa
I am so glad you feel like you are in the nicu with us...that is exactly what I have intended. If you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them...especially about things in the pictures.
I know that Erin and Matt, Grandma and Grandpa V, Collin's aunts and uncles, and the N family are all reading your comments when they can.
THANK YOU!!
It is so nice to hear that things are progressing well with baby Collin! I am checking in daily, and continue to pray for him.
I'll be praying for poo, too! :)
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