My husband & I were allowed in the NICU with my daughter & her husband...(no one else)
NICU worked at bonding my daughter & husband immediately, even though there were all those bells and whistles.
Every night, my daughter/her hubby talked, cooed and sang to her, and prayed with her before they left the hospital.
I got to hold her when she was teeny tiny :)
She's coming over tomorow to 'play with Grammy' ....
..I went to the market today and got frosted animal crackers, lunchables, chocolate milk, ice cream bars, fruit...
...and 64 crayons with a large coloring book ..
I found a pink plastic castle --with turrets!--at a garage sale...and we keep her Christmas tricycle here:)
I am a shameless grandma-wannabee.......I have claimed my husband’s cousin’s granddaughter........I am the only fam in town and get her often. I love her as much as I would my own. My husband, who always claimed to NOT want to be a grandpa, has as well. Ava will be two this summer and she is such a joy.