Saturday we excitedly attended the 2nd annual Baylor Grapevine NICU Reunion! I really was very excited when this postcard arrived in the mail a few weeks ago ... I immediately added the event to our calendar ... this is something we would not miss! We had a great time at the last NICU Reunion ... which was about 18 months ago ... so we were really excited to see everyone again!
Little Miss Kendall is here & doing well because of God & His Mighty Work He has done in her ... and we are also so thankful for the nurses & doctors that God used to grow, heal & prevent further health issues while Kendall was in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for 8 weeks! We loooooove the staff at Baylor Grapevine & they will always hold a VERY special place in our hearts!
This year's reunion was held at the historic Nash Farm in Grapevine ... which is a fun (& educational) place to go ... and then they brought in some other really fun things for the kids & families, so it was a fun afternoon! We arrived a bit late, due to Kendall's nap & Daddy at soccer, but we got there in plenty of time to do everything Kendall wanted to do! They had bounce houses, a pony & sheep, a tractor-train ride, fun games, pizza & other fun food and drink ... and the NICU nurses & doctors!
We didn't take a ton of pictures, but we did get a few with some of the nurses & doctors ...
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| Nurse Gina |
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| Tiffany (an account rep for Abbott, maker of Similac formula ... which Kendall was on for 15 months ... Tiffany hooked us up a few times with the speciality formula Kendall had to be on ... that was quite a blessing! Tiffany's husband works with Ashley ... and they have a daughter who is 1 month younger than Kendall.) |
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| Nurse Kim |
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| checking out a pony ... for the 1st time! |
Dr. Kaplar ... Kendall's Neonatal Specialist ... she is awe.some! She immediately remembered us and was so sweet to Kendall. She said she & Mark (another doctor there at Baylor) wonder about Kendall often, since she was such a "little one" and was there for quite some time. Dr. Kaplar asked if I would be willing to come up to the NICU to talk with the moms that are there ... about our experience, about mommy/baby bonding, how we felt at that time, how things are different getting home & now (more normal) & getting through such a rough situation ... I said I would LOVE to! So hopefully I'll have an update about that sometime soon.
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| Dr. Kaplar |
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| Kendall even wanted Dr. Kaplar to hold her |
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| getting ready for the train ride |
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