Thanks by the Letters: N

Nurses:
So many to thank, I'm trying to hit our primary nurses individually... but there are others who were so gracious and kind, Joe, Jenna, Angelica, Sara, Mary (who got us through the ostomy reversal surgery), Jennifer, Ashley, Amy overnight and Amy day side, Larry (who got us through through PDA surgery), Diane, Valerie (who was Max's favorite until he nearly ran her ragged!!! and then have ran Charlotte ragged instead) Nurses, nurses, nurses, thank you for all that you do and for treating our whole family, not just Max.

Nurse Practitioners:

Honestly, I didn't understand what a nurse practitioner really was, except that I sometimes saw one in the OB's office, until I was pregnant, then you always get a doctor. But at Overland Park Regional, they basically serve as a liaison between, nurses and patient and the doctors and they seem to do a lot of the grunt work, plus they are on scene all night, when the doctors are not, so they had to deal with a lot of my crazy mommy meltdowns and hysteria. I know I was LOADED with questions. So thanks for trying to answer all of them!

Neighbors:

Wow are we lucky to have them! Thanks to Pete and Cindy for feeding us, mowing for us, taking care of the dogs and offering to take our kids in the middle of the night! Thanks to Michelle for feeding, cleaning our house, making beds, doing laundry, taking care of the dogs, etc... Thanks to the Drents for praying for us and offering to help with the kids, to Mark and Janie so many I can't even remember everything you all have done!

N-Trainer:

Thanks for helping Max learn to suck, swallow and breathe, in that order...

Nicole:

My "N" thanks could never be complete without our wonderful milk donor, Nicole.

Thank you for being so selfless. Thank you for thinking of others when you had every right to curl up in a ball and just focus on yourself and your loss. Thank you for giving us your milk, and for giving Max the chance to heal and grow. Thank you for loving him and holding him and for not shying away from him when he was so swollen and bloated and bloody and connected to all the wires and tubes and really, a baby only a mother could love. Thank you for smiling and touching him that first day. It meant so much to me to have another mom who was not afraid of him and who found him as special and cute as I did. You are a wonderful special woman. We are so thrilled that you're expecting another baby girl! She will be blessed to have you as her mommy.