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Welcome to the Delaney Rose blog...

Delaney was born January 27, 2010 at 3:09 pm on a snowy Gunnison day. She was 14 weeks premature and weighed 1 pound 15 ounces. We survived 80 days in Grand Junction at St. Mary's NICU, and finally made it home the third week in April. We created this blog while living in GJ so that our friends and family could stay up to date on Delaney's progress. We plan to maintain the site and post when we can, so please enjoy!



Thursday, November 24, 2011

Turkey Time



















Happy Thanksgiving!  We've had a busy week and wanted to share some of our memories with you.  Some of you may recall that one of our annual family traditions is a turkey shoot, which this year we actually had good weather for.  Meredith dusts off the Red Ryder BB gun (you'll shoot your eye out) and the family practices their marksmanship on a turkey of many colors.  The best part of the trip this year was being reported to the authorities as a suspicious vehicle...

On Wednesday we headed to the Front Range to spend Thanskgiving with the family.  We've been toying with the idea of getting Delaney's ears pierced, and actually did it.  She was bummed out for a little bit, but now she's even more of a little beauty than before.  Meredith was definitely more excited for the ear piercing than Delaney was.

Had a nice visit with our family for several days and appreciate everything our gracious hosts provided.  Lots of good food and good company, and we even managed to sneak a little Christmas shopping in for our girls.  We try not to forget how fortunate we really are.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Friday, November 18, 2011

Happy Birthday Meredith!


 









What a day for our Meredith.  She turned sixteen, oh wait she's actually turned six, and enjoyed a fun-filled day complete with a kindergarten party, lunch date with her buddies followed by a trip to the nail salon, then to the park and home for more play time with her crew.  The "Birthday Monsters" paid her another visit the other day and rearranged her room.  She was so excited to find a fancy new canopy above her bed.  Her only issue now is keeping her small sister from attacking the canopy...

We are very lucky to have such healthy, happy daughters and look forward to all the birthdays yet to come.  Meredith is truly a special kid!  Happy Birthday buddy.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

World Prematurity Day

Did you know that today is the first-ever World Prematurity Day?   Premature birth is a very large problem around the world, so the March of Dimes and partner organizations around the world will focus their attention on the global issue of premature birth.  Surprisingly, the United States has one of the highest infant mortality rates of any developed country and more than half a million babies are born prematurely each year (today more than 1,400 babies in the United States will be born prematurely).  That's why the month of November is Prematurity Awareness Month and why we should remember the million babies worldwide who died this year because they were born too soon and think about the 12 million more who struggle to survive.

Delaney is here today thanks to the wonderful doctors and nurses at the St. Marys Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and because of the professional education and medical resources that the March of Dimes has provided.  Thank You!

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