The Most Beautiful Baby in the NICU

I had the blessing of visiting the Spences today. It really was a blessing. It was as always, wonderful spending time with Luke and Lisa. I got to go for a walk with Dillan and read him books in the gift shop. And seeing Maddie for the first time was so many things. It was wonderful and scary and my heart swelled with love and the same time it broke for what she was going through.

Maddie is so beautiful! She looks just like Lisa with a touch of Dillan. Her bottom lip is full and looks pouty already (her top lip is covered by tubes right now) She has long slender fingers and huge adorable feet!

Dillan got to meet Maddie today. He brought her a Paddington bear and a special hat that Grandma Lorraine got for her. Luke said he did amazing and was very well behaved. (Hopefully Lisa will post thier first family picture soon!) Dillan also did really well in Lisa's room. He likes playing hide and seek by wrapping himself up in the privacy curtain. He was also really cute playing with his grandpa's iphone.

Lisa is healing up pretty well. She'll stay a patient at the hospital until Saturday. She was able to get up and visit Maddie. Only nurses get to touch Maddie during the day, but she and Luke are looking forward to touching her tonight when she wont need as many tests or as they say, as much tweaking.

The Spence Family is, even in the hospital, amazing. Whether in Lisa's room or in Maddie's NICU area, their abundant love is apparent.

-Brena. (A friend.)