The Spud and Tater Project
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I believe that every parent that spends any amount of time in the NICU or PICU with a baby or a child, wonders when that day will come where they can be home with their baby/babies. For us, it was one year ago today. It has been an amazing year of being home with our Tater Tots. Emmy and Elsie our pride and joy who we seem to fall more in love with everyday. But a little over a year ago, I was scared, unsure of when this day would come or would it ever come. And it did come. By God’s grace and mercy, we were able to bring both our girls home. Granted, Emmy had almost a 10 day longer stay than her sister but we brought both of them home together. And I cannot imagine life without either. This past year, I have met some incredible mommies that have stories that have touched my heart deeply, the mommies who were pregnant with twins but sadly only brought one of the babies home. Those mommies are the ones that have the courage to go on each day and have my admiration and my sympathy.
THANK YOU!!! First Delivery
Thank you to who have supported The Spud and Tater Project made the first beanie delivery two weeks ago to UCSF. Over 170 beanies were given. In addition, beanies have been sent to:
Triplets born at 25.5 weeks in Washington
Twins born at 29 weeks in North Carolina
Baby boy born at 26 weeks in Oregon
Baby boy born at 32 weeks in Arkansas
Please keep the beanies, blankets and prayers coming. 1, 500 babies are born EVERYDAY early and with medical problems.
Almost to 100!
With about a month left till we make our first donation of beanies to UCSF, we are close to 100 beanies, with 5 being sent off to premmies. These premmies, twins born at 29 weeks, and triplets born at 25 weeks, are all doing well and on their way to going home with their parents. Thank you to all who have been spreading the word about the project!
Amost to 60!
With a little less than two months till we make our first delivery to UCSF, the project has collected almost 60 beanies! We have also sent out five to five little babies this last month. Twin boys who are the nephews of a college teammate of mine were born at 29 weeks. Another twin friend had a friend who delivered triplets at 25.5 weeks. Both sets of parents were happy to recieve an unepected gift!
There has also been interest in people learning to crochet and knit. If you are looking for something worthwhile to do these long winter nights, there are lots of free patterns online!
Thank you for all who are helping!
9 Months
Today marks the 9th month birthday of our girls. Looking at them now, though they are small for their age, you would never have known they were born premature. Many times you won’t know and often as a baby gets closer to their “first” birthday (their real due date), they will often be caught up as if they had not been born early.
Hello world!
Welcome to the Spud and Tater Project’s Website! Here you will find information regarding the status of the project, about premature birth, and what to expect from a NICU stay. Please share the site with your friends and family as we hope to bring awareness to premature births and baby blankets for parents to wrap their babes in and baby beanies to keep their little heads warm!
