Mama and I spent a good four hours at the hospital today. When you break it down, four hours in the NICU is really quite crazy. There were many ups and downs, as usual, but the best part was Mama's First Diaper Change.

I'm still a bit sensitive when they move her around. I know she's extremely tough but she's still so fragile too me. All I want to do is curl her up in my arms and protect her from the world... so I have to turn away sometimes. But mama got a great surprise. She got to change Annabella's diaper for the first time. The nurse asked Dawn if she'd like to change her diaper* and I swear the look on Dawn's face was the same as someone who just won the lottery - absolutely stunned.

We've learned that Annabella is quite the little pee-monkey. On top of that she *DOESN'T like a wet diaper - I guess you'd say she's quite the little squirmy-pee-monkey! Needless to say, one of our visits today yielded an opportunity for mama to change Annabella's diaper. What fun! I guess I'm next, eh?!

For some perspective. The diapers Annabella wears are roughly the size of a playing card. If you put the diaper on properly, her little butt would be on the bottom of the diaper, the diaper would reach her armpits.

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Thank you to all who have written kind letters to Annabella. Never a dry eye when we read them! Dawn and I are going to start recording some of them for her to hear. We've begun recording Golden Books for her. I think she'll like those.