Karen & Kaden Brobstron:

Hi, my name is Karen and I am the mother of Kaden. He was Born June 4th, 2006 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. He was born at 25 weeks 4 Days weighing 1 LB 4 oz. I have received your Booties, Bonnets and Blankets and I am so Grateful!!! This has been such a Scary, Stressful time for us and it is just so comforting to have those Handmade items for him!! The nurses put one of the little Bonnets on him and took pictures for us 2 weeks after he was born for Fathers Day and they are the most Adorable Pictures!!! I want to Thank Each and Every one of the Volunteers for their Hard Work and Love that they have put into these items. I will cherish them always!!! He is 3 lbs. 3 OZ now and I can’t wait to Cuddle him in one of your Blankets. Thank You so much for bringing some Sunshine into our lives!!!

Mary Jane Hursh:

Hello Volunteers–

Thank you so much for the pretty little handmade blanket, and booties and hat that were given to our granddaughter in Iowa City this past week. It sure brightened our day to know that someone was thinking about her.

She was born 6 weeks early. She also had to have surgery to remove part of her lung, due to a condition she was born with.

Adalie came home today, and we are happy to say she is doing very well.

Thank you again for your generosity.

James McGinity (Waterloo, IA):

Kaden

Hello,

My name is James Mcginity. My daughter Brandi (Hood) has received several items from your Group , And want to thank all of you. She appeared on channel 9 news a few weeks ago about your wonderful project. I would like to make a donation to your group. need to know your needs .

THANKS FROM :

Brandi Hood
Kaden Hood (the Baby)
Tony Hood
And Grandma & Grandpa McGinity

Brandi & Tony Hood (Waterloo, IA):

Kaden, 1-year-old

Preemie Project Volunteers,

It was so great to meet some of you at the Volunteer appreciation dinner. I was so looking forward to meeting many of you and you all meeting my precious Kaden, but he was unable to attend - He was in the hospital with RSV so Daddy stayed with him and mommy came. It was important for me to come and tell you how much I appreciate the work you guys do and what it has meant to our family. I went into premature labor with Kaden on Christmas Day 2005 and this is where our journey with prematurity starts. It was a roller coaster from day one. I cannot tell you in words how it feels to not know if your baby will live or die from one day to the next. You just have to hope, in the NICU sometimes that’s all you have to cling to. There were good days and there were bad, for us we were lucky we had more good than bad. To go to Kaden’s bedside and find these small packages with hats and booties for his tiny head and feet made things a little sweeter. They helped put a smile on our faces when we needed one. These gifts have become such wonderful keepsakes for us too. We will use them in the future to show Kaden just how small he used to be. We have three different sizes too so we can show him how he grew.

One day we will also tell him all about your group and how there is a great group of volunteers that knit and crochet and raise money for babies just like him to have a better journey in the NICU and beyond. We will also have some wonderful videos to show him as well - the news videos from being a part of the Preemie Project news stories on KCRG. Someday our little boy will know just how special he is and we will make sure he knows just how special your group is as well. Thank you for all you do and it does mean so much to families; I know it did to mine!

Lori Branch & Robert Peterson:

Nina & Nicole

Hello. My husband and I would like to say thank you for the darling knit hats that were given to our preemie twin girls, Nina and Nicole, at the UIHC Children’s Hospital. I’m attaching a picture (though not with the caps, unfortunately!) of them both together. They were born January 25 and came home just this past Saturday. One of the caps was in the shape of a pink and white flower with a green stem and has really become one of our favorites! I’ll have to learn how to knit them myself! Thanks for this wonderful act of kindness. God bless you.