Our Father answered all of our prayers to give us a healthy, perfect, thriving baby girl and to put doctors, nurses, and any other staff in place that would take care of her so that we could take her home and begin our lives with our new little miracle. We spent 17 days in the NICU. Days...not months. And we were surrounded by the most amazing people I've ever met. Our doctors and nurses have such a special place in our hearts. They are our family and we love them. They helped get Seiden, took care of her, watched over her, fed her, bathed her, loved on her, and prayed over her. They were with us every step of the way encouraging us, giving us the best possible news we could get, holding our hands, laughing with us, crying with us, and just being there for us like no one else could be during those 17 days. We were so excited to attend the reunion and see all these people's sweet faces again and love on them and let them love on Seiden. They call her, "Their Girl," and immediately took her from me and showed her off to everyone else that was there. It was truly one of the most fun days being back their with all of them and being out of the hospital in a fun setting, laughing and talking like old friends. We love them so much. And we could never put into words what all they have done for our family and the special place they will always hold in our hearts.
The NICU Reunion's theme this year was, "Homecoming." So, naturally, we had to go all out with an outfit and stroller decorations! They have a stroller parade every year, so it had to fit the theme! I found a cheerleading uniform in Harris's colors, Kelly green, navy, and white. And I had The Monogrammer, here in Abilene, create a patch in coordinating colors that said, "Harris NICU" and then I had her name embroidered in white on the skirt. I also got navy bloomers and had her name embroidered in Kelly green on the booty. I found navy, baby pom poms online and she also had a navy headband with a Kelly green, curly que ribbon. Also...mom made her a mum which was absolutely adorable and looked so cute! And for her stroller...I had my 2nd period class help me out with that! I had 5 girls in that class and they were all cheerleaders. So...they had GREAT ideas and are very talented at sign making. They made a sign for her stroller that was adorned in rhinestones, glitter, and sparkles. And, then I bought balloons and streamers that we attached to the stroller. We put the mum on the stroller too! She looked SO cute and her stroller was pretty adorable too. In fact, she won best dressed out of all the kiddos who attended the NICU Reunion! That's my girl!!! We had SO, SO, SO much fun! It was a fun-filled day with family and sweet friends. We are already looking forward to next year's reunion!
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