Saturday, October 4, 2008

Abby's First NICU Reunion Celebration

Daddy, Rory, Abby and Mommy in the bouncer together!! It was so much fun!!!!
Michael and Braxton jumping together. Michael is a super dad and uncle!!
Braxton holding Rory. Don't they look so much alike?
Mimi Cinda sharing and special snuggle with Abby
Braxton headed for a piggy ride with uncle
Grandad Hanna helping Abby go down the slide for the first time!!
Upside down Braxton
Papa and Abby having a great time together!!
Gigi with Abby
Rory and Abby having fun in the bouncer. Haven't they gotten so big?!?! It's hard to believe they are 8 months old now.

Abby and Rory in the Princess bouncer all by themselves. Such big girls!!!
Daddy helping Rory go down the slide for the first time
Braxton sliding all by himself. He played super hard today!!
Grandad Hanna and Abby
Mrs. Kathleen, one of the precious angels that helped Abby so much in the NICU. We can never express how much she means to our family!!

Our proud family!!
Daddy and Abby ready for a great time!!
Papa, Abby, Mimi Cinda and Rory
Braxton never stopped today. I bet he sleeps well tonight!!
Abby (crawling) and Rory (laying down) having fun in the Princess bouncer!!

Today was such a special day for our family, especially Abigail. The Baptist St. Anthony's NICU had a special reunion for all of the patients that have come through there since it was opened 10 years ago. It was held at Jump 'n' Jive (a local hot spot for kids). The girls and Braxton (along with Aunt Shandra, Mommy and Daddy) got a chance to bounce in huge bouncers, slide down slides and much, much more!! Mainly, though, we had the awesome opportunity to see many of the doctors and nurses who worked so hard to help Abby those first few days that she was here and staying in the NICU. We also got a chance to see many of the people who had children in the NICU at the same time as Abby. It was an amazing experience to see those special people again. I can't help but tear up every time I think about the special angels that helped our precious little girl come home to us. We could not have asked for a more special group of people to be with our little angel through the tough first ten days after she was born. It was such a special experience to see how everyone is doing now and let everyone see how much Abby has come along in the past 8 months. Our family was also able to attend. Grandad Hanna, Papa, Mimi Cinda, Aunt Shandra, Braxton and Gigi came to support Abby today and to show how proud they are that she has done so well!! Michael and I feel so incredibly blessed to have such an amazing support system that has helped us so much. Abby and Rory both got really neat t-shirts that have all the awesome things about the BSA NICU on them. We look forward to the next NICU reunion. Today was such a special day that we will never forget!!

1 comment:

Rhonda Waggoner said...

I love your blog! I love the pictures, the stories, the stats --I just love it all! Thank you for the time you spend so that we can enjoy your family!