tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487794295968551833.post4325914232141635854..comments2023-04-11T05:42:23.501-04:00Comments on Burdens Made Light: Footprints and MoldsShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15181449769725293139noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487794295968551833.post-36630846252926764762014-04-17T20:46:10.096-04:002014-04-17T20:46:10.096-04:00Oh Shelley, I'm so glad you have these molds, ...Oh Shelley, I'm so glad you have these molds, too. What a wonderful service for the hospital to offer. I wonder if any hospitals do that here in MN. I'll find out. <br /><br />And... can I just note how pretty your (old) entry way looks? That chest of drawers is painted beautifully. <br /><br />Happy Easter to you and your darling family :) Creole Wisdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832438200919313556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487794295968551833.post-87658115411082621542014-04-13T23:57:29.308-04:002014-04-13T23:57:29.308-04:00What a beautiful service you and your mom are doin...What a beautiful service you and your mom are doing. Shopping for Luke's burial clothes made me think about other babies who are born earlier who would be too small for even newborn or premie sizes. So wonderful that you creating outfits for these sweet babies. Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181449769725293139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487794295968551833.post-76265205767886329692014-04-07T21:58:31.318-04:002014-04-07T21:58:31.318-04:00I love that you shared this! My mom works at the U...I love that you shared this! My mom works at the University of Utah hospital in the Labor and Delivery unit, and this is one of her jobs. When they have a mom come onto the unit and deliver an angel, her job is to take the baby, wash them, make the hand and feet molds, take hand and foot prints, and dress and wrap the baby to give them back to their family. She says that when she does this, she always finds herself talking to the baby, and when she holds them she bounces around the way you do when you hold a newborn. I know the nurses/medical assistants (my mom is a CMA) treated your little Luke the same way.<br /><br />Because of my losses and her work, we've decided to start making dresses for the babies on the unit. We're using donated wedding dresses for the material, because they are white and made of beautiful fabric and represent love and family. We'll start with my wedding dresses. The smallest angel babies that are born on her unit are 16 weeks gestational age, so the dresses will range from that size to a size that can be worn by a term infant. We will make them so that they can be worn and have pictures taken in, but if the parents want we can then remove them and preserve them. We'll start at the U of U hospital, but we also have contacts at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo.<br /><br />Again, thank you so much for sharing this! I feel like this post was very inspired!NaRheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952444250928146982noreply@blogger.com