McCann Happenings: Visiting Friends

Wow, we had the best day yesterday. Some friends from the NICU, Lisa, Shaune, and Erin, came to visit and have lunch with us. Let me tell you, the babies sure enjoyed those extra snuggles and had a great time playing. I wanted to share some pictures, out the over 100 that were taken, thank you Lisa, so just sit back and enjoy! These gals really had fun during the photo session (s)!

Here, Shaune and Molly are sharing a quiet moment before the other two start vying (sp.?) for her time. Shaune was one of the first nurses to care for Molly. She came on the night after the babies were born. She is actually the first nurse I really remember meeting, as I was pretty out of it those first few days. I remember thinking that Shaune seemed so young, but it turns out she was one of Molly's best nurses. Well, Molly had a lot of "best" nurses, so I should choose my words carefully. Needless to say, they definitely share a special bond and it was great for Molly to see her again. Shaune is the one who assigned the nickname "Molly Smally". I hope she sticks around to see Molly outgrow that nickname!

This is Erin. She was lucky enough to get to take care of Andrew AND Molly. Or, rather, they were the lucky ones. Although primarily Molly's nurse, she played a huge role in catching Andrew's NEC when he returned to the UW after his stint at Children's. She was the first to notice some irregular stool and made sure it was followed up on, even after she was off for the day. She also gave Andrew his very first bath! She will always be a great friend for them and for me. Another fun fact about Erin....her mom was a cuddler on the unit and spent several hours cuddling Molly. What a blessing! Andrew consideres Erin one of his ladies for sure:-)

Molly is getting a little practice sitting up, thanks to the help of Shaune :-)

Take note of the devious smile on Molly's face....she is about to have a little fun :-)

I suppose Andrew couldn't get off scott-free with that beautiful head of hair....his sissies will make sure of that!

This is our friend Lisa. Boy, will these babies' lives be forever etched in the memories of her life. Apparently, we caused quite a stir the night the triplets were born. It was Lisa's first night as Charge Nurse, which means she was in charge of the nursing staff and the comings and goings of the delivery room, among other things I'm sure. When the day charge left, there was nothing significant on the board for delivery, it would be a quiet night. However, shortly after she took over, we came along. Spontaneous triplets, 24 weeks, no warning. Oops! Sorry Lisa! But you did a great job and we love you for that. These little ones will always know how hard you worked for them that night. It took me a long time to finally ask Lisa what that night was like, but I love hearing the story, even a year later. She became one of Molly's very best nurses and has continued to advocate for her both during her stays at Children's and now. Lisa has come to visit us several times and even took care of Andrew and Hailey for me at Children's on a few occasions so I could visit with Molly. We hope she will be around as our friend for a long time!

Molly and Lisa are clearly enjoying their time together. Lisa is our friend who got Molly to eat a whole cube of baby food pears!

Ah, what a cozy group! Erin and Shaune enjoyed some more cuddle time with the kiddos, and as you can see, Andrew never gets enough snuggles from his gals! Megan joined in on the fun as well! Boy, we sure are blessed to have such wonderful friends :-) Not only do they come visit us at home, but during Molly's solo stay at the hospital, they volunteered their time to hang out with Andrew and Hailey at U Village while I got some rare Molly time in. Thanks gals!