One of our most beloved nurses made this casting of C's tiny hand when she was one week and one day old. The card she attached reads:
One tiny hand to
guide and hold,
One tiny life to shape and mold,
Each child, a gift
from God above,
A symbol of His strength
and love.
- Get hand and footprints or, even better, a casting of one of your baby's tiny hands or feet.
- Celebrate milestones-- hitting two pounds, going off a ventilator, moving to a crib, etc.
- Bond with at least one nurse... you're going to be there for awhile. It'll be much easier if you have a member of the medical team with whom you're very comfortable.
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The day Addy was born, the admitting nurse did hand and feet prints on index cards and had them sent to my room in a neighboring hospital. This was my first glimpse of her. We still have those. A couple of months later I saw a nurse doing the casting of another little one's hand, so I asked if they would do that for Addy too. So now we have a hand and a foot cast of Addy from the NICU too. I was able to have these and a large photo of her displayed at the baby showers that we had while she was in the NICU. Since we couldn't really have visitors like that, it was a nice way for the guests at the shower to understand her size and feel close to her.
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