being my first born, my girls busted into this world 15 weeks early. crazy i know. i was not prepared at all... doctors and nurses and lactation consultants and social workers and insurance companies and respiratory therapists and ahhhh! i basically lived in a daze, reluctantly leaving at the end of the day just to wake up during the night to pump, get up in the morning and head right back.
12 hour days were never so tiring or rewarding... and i must admit, i don't remember much of it.
i *do* remember being extremely disorganized. i also remember making my husband drive me to the store so i could at least have a bag to get baby stuff back and forth. i didn't even have a diaper bag yet. i hadn't had a baby shower yet. i just wanted to feel like a mommy! i bought a quilted bag in a cute pattern... it was cute, somewhat functional... and it turns out, kind of gross.
i spent 12 hours plus a day in the hospital. it was fabric, but couldn't really be *washed.* it was basically a germ magnet. blargh.
i thought i would do something not just for the NICU at the hospital that did a glove save on my girls, but for the parents of the tiny miracles that are there fighting each and every day. they could use it!
i'm putting up a link for a "bag-raiser!" i think the 'organizing utility tote' (item 3105) is the best tote for the job for parents. You can wipe it down with alcohol wipes, you could even rinse it out with soap and water. it's just perfect! they'll be able to use it throughout their nicu journey and beyond!
i'd love to be able to deliver a whole bunch of these this fall. personalizing (and extra $7) is totally welcome. some great ideas that were thrown out on facebook were:
- Small Miracles
- Tiny Treasures
- Life Is A Gift
- Tiny Toes
- Precious Cargo
these are all great ideas! remember, these bags will *stay* with the parents and will serve as a cherished reminder of how far they've come!
let me hear a great big woohoo! (and pass it on!!!!)
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