I never thought about the images haunting Delaney. I tried to keep her involved, so she would never feel left out. She never saw anything "bad" happen, but I still think she will have some of the same memories of those small babies. Now I'm not sure if I did the right thing having her there. I think I did, but I still have to wonder.
When the babies came home she would take her clear Rubbermaid totes and turn them upside down, with baby dolls inside. They were isolettes to her. There was one day she had a straw up to the baby's mouth. I thought she was just pretending the baby was drinking. I was wrong and was quickly corrected. They were the babies breathing tubes, and she was putting them back in. Still to this day she checks her babies for low heart rates. She says when she grows up she wants to be a Doctor and work at One Perkins Square...that's sad she knows the address of Children's Hospital. But you know she also says she wants to be a chef, a ballerina, a vet, and Sleeping Beauty.
Today she was playing with her doll house, when I noticed this....
I asked why the baby was in the grill. Corrected again, he wasn't in the grill. He was in Ryan's isolette with his Mommy and Big Sister visiting. It's things like this that make me think I really screwed her up. Hopefully she won't need to much therapy later in life! =)
Delaney pretending to be an Opera singer....whata dork! lol!
The babies destroying, I mean playing in the living room. 
Ryan was sitting without support, for about 15 mins. Go Ry! 
Ava & Ryan
Dylan was playing tea party with Delaney. His poor legs were just sliding, but he refused to get down. He does this all the time. We call it the "split stand'
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That is so sad and sweet at the same time. I would like to think that you instilled in her, that not every baby comes out perfectly like we were raised to think and expect. Not that we don't want her to expect her babies to come out perfectly. But I think she would be more sensitive to that. You never know, she may grow up to be that one doctor that saves all the premature babies and really makes a difference. Then you could look back and know that you did the right thing with her when she was small. Which I think you did.
It's funny because Ayden wants to be a baby doctor too. No idea why or where it came from, but now he wants to watch The Doctors all the time! lol
The babies are getting big and all your children are beautiful!!
Your daughter's doll house play tells amazing stories! How funny that she thinks all babies are in incubators with breathing tubes. Won't she be shocked when she has her own baby and she has to take him home with her! :)
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