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What it meant. Goodness when Owen was in the NICU I slept with it. I missed Noah so much never got to hold him it was all I had. I'm VERY protective of where the blanket goes.
This is "the" blanket. It was given to me and Owen from the Zoe Rose Memorial Foundation it is often given to parents that lost a baby. I love that Owen loves it because it makes me feel like Noah is hugging Owen.
Ingrid Spies
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Thank you Keira and Zoe Rose Memorial Foundation for such a beautiful blanket. Our sweet Sophia was born in 2010 with a CHD (Coarctation of the Aorta) and we had to go to MUSC in Charleston, SC to have it repaired. This is a photo of Sophia in the PCICU at 7 months old... not long after her 5 hour surgery. Our sweet friend (and founder of Zoe Rose Memorial Foundation) Keira Levit Sorrells sent us this blanket to use for Sophia's surgery. I gave it to the nurses when they took her back for surgery. This photo was taken the first time we saw her... they had that beautiful blanket (that was made and given with so much love) wrapped over her... literally blanketing her in the love. The love from the hands (of strangers) that created it... the love from Keira that gave it to us... the love of the nurses that wrapped her in it. Our love for the Sorrells family and that our blanket was made of ladybugs fabric was a reminder that sweet Zoe was wrapping Sophia in her love, too. It gave us comfort as well as it gave Sophia warmth. It was (and still is) so special to us. Our daughter hasn't been without this blanket in her bed since the day we received it. Sophia is now three years old and extremely healthy and active thanks to her surgery. Thank you again for this wonderful gift.
Love,
The Hammer Family — with Jeff Hammer.
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