When Scott and I made one of our daily visits to Lincoln, we found out they had lifted the ban on kids under 14 being able to come up on the NICU floor. The sad thing is the ban was lifted three weeks ago and somehow we never found that out. The second it was confirmed, the little wheels in our heads got to turning and we made plans to surprise the kids with their first meeting with their baby brother.
As soon as we revealed what they were about to do, they couldn't believe it. They were SO excited!!
The only catch....they could only see him through the window. I think that was good enough for them though. Originally we thought they weren't going to be able to meet him until he came home from the hospital.
Truly, the looks on their faces were PRICELESS! Maybe my eyes welled up with tears, maybe they didn't.....I don't know (ok, maybe I do know). We were so happy to be able to do this though. It really was a very memorable experience.
Other good news.....Scott changed his first diaper with Lincoln! Poor Scott, if he would've chosen the diaper 2hrs before he would've had to change just a pee diaper. Instead, he waited, the nurse cornered him, and he got a GOOD diaper with a GOOD amount of #2!
Oh that just makes me smile! Bless their little hearts. Thi has been a long time coming. Now they know he really is real.....
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh Megan...those pictures are priceless!!! You are such a great mom for documenting everything! He will really appreciate it one day. The looks on your kids faces made my eyes well up!!! What an exciting time for them...and mom and dad too! So happy to see he is getting bigger and stronger!
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