Lydia Helene – we love you already!

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Lydia Helene was born this morning.  What a darling, sweet, perfect little girl.  Congratulations to Jeff and Gloria!  Here are some pics, in no particular order………

My beautiful niece, Lydia, after her first bath……….

Mommy, Daddy and my niece, Lydia, right after she was born…..

Here is Gloria in labor walking up and down the hall – in all her Mommy splendor…..

The dry erase board in Gloria’s room………

Gloria, Lydia and Dr. Taylor, who delivered Lydia…….

Here is Lydia with the blanket I made and the hat that Danielle crocheted for her while Gloria was in labor.  What a little darling………..

Reverting a little, here are Jeff, Gloria and Lydia on Father’s Day, with Lydia wearing a little dress that Danielle and I bought for her and with Jeff and Gloria wearing the happy smiles of anticipation………

and last but not least……..we cannot forget Zachary, who entertained the hospital staff and visitors all day long, just by being his friendly little self.  Here he is holding Aunt Gloria’s pillow…….

Dunebrook – July 5, 2011

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Today’s delivery…….Dunebrook.  We love Dunebrook.  We delivered to them twelve full-term sets, nine bibs and some of Zachary’s gently used clothes for the babies.  We hope the babies enjoy the gifts.

Click here to see the Dunebrook sets.

Porter Memorial Hospital – June 30, 2011

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Today we made two deliveries to Porter Memorial Hospital in Valparaiso, Indiana.  We delivered……

NICU – 12 preemie sets

Pediatrics – 12 preemie sets

Pediatrics – 12 full-term sets

Click here to see pics of all of the Porter Memorial sets.

Memorial Hospital, South Bend – June 25, 2011

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Today, we made a delivery to Memorial Hospital NICU in South Bend, Indiana.  This was the second hospital Zach was at, before he was then airlifted to Riley in Indianapolis.  For Memorial, we made twenty preemie sets of hats and blankets.

Click here to see pics of what we made for Memorial.

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep – June 25, 2011

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We have made eleven bereavement outfits/sets for a local photographer who is part of Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep.  We wish our best to these families and hope we provide a tiny bit of comfort.

Click here to see the photos of the bereavement sets.

Hey Wee One………..

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Hey wee one….our little punkin’ pie……what happened to this little guy……….

Thank goodness you grew into this………..same hat – same baby – just a healthy version……….

You took meds every day of your life – 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. – Atenolol and Digoxin.  Your meds went with you in an insulated lunch box with an ice pack.  Like clockwork, alarms would go off at 8:00 a.m. or 8:00 p.m. and everybody would say “meds!”.  If you were at our house, Mommy or Daddy would text us “meds” at 8:00 a.m. or 8:00 p.m.  If Grandpa Mark was at work, he would text me “meds” at 8:00 a.m. or 8:00 p.m.  Everybody cared/cares so much for your precious heart.

Grandpa Mark taped this sticky note on our back door so we would never forget to bring your meds with us if you were spending time with us…….

Yesterday, Father’s Day, was your last day of meds (we hope).  Time will tell on the meds, but we are all proud of how far you have come.  Here you are taking down your “Don’t forget MEDS!!!” sign with your Daddy and Mommy.  What an exciting moment….

As for your NICU hat, it will stay right here…………

forever………as a reminder of you and where you came from and why I make things for other babies.

Lil’ Troopers – June 13, 2011

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TeamZachMcD has been busy since Super Bowl Sunday making items for Lil’ Troopers.  We made 36 sweater sets, blankets, bibs and washcloths to be gifted to three military hospitals.  We love our military – what a beautiful way to honor the children of our military men and women.

Click here to see the pictures of the sets we made for the precious military babies.