We got him this bib that says "Its the Smile that keeps me out of Trouble", because he was so grinny. 
Joshua would cause trouble though. One day we got to the NICU and the baby next to Joshua was crying. The nurse said that Joshua would cry just long enough to get the other baby to cry, then he would stop crying. I guess they were going on and off like that all morning. The nurse was glad when we showed up and the other baby's mom showed up so both of the babies settled down.
His nurse took these pictures one night because he was being such a ham.
Please ignore the fact he has a dirty face and old tape on, I thought they still came out adorable. 
Please ignore the fact he has a dirty face and old tape on, I thought they still came out adorable. 
And my favorite picture 
Are you typing this all out from memory now? Because if you are, I'm impressed. Justin only spent 12 days in the NICU, and it was tough. I think I spent more energy trying to forget about it than remember the details. But I'm weird that way. And I love these pictures. It's amazing how someone so tiny can wrap themselves so completely around your heart so fast!
ReplyDeleteI am doing this from memory now. I wrote down a few notes when he was in the hospital, and I am using them to help jar my memory. I always wanted to make him some kind of scrapbook or something, but I don't scrapbook so it never got done.
ReplyDeleteThen when I got pregnant this time I started having nightmares about having another preemie; I started blogging about it and found it very theraputic. I also want to get it all down somewhere before I forget, because I notice the memories are getting duller.
In some ways a longer NICU stay lets you adjust to the idea better. I think I was just starting to feel adjusted 10 days in and there was no hope of going home soon. When Justin got there he was on his way out, so that probably makes a difference.