Are you familiar with the NICU?

Are you familiar with the NICU? Well needless to say Meredith and Ken were not until Preston decided to come into the world Christmas Eve. In fact, Christmas Eve Meredith and I sat in the hospital that night reading the NICU information book. We actually thought the NICU was just the way we always saw it on television...you know with the glass for you to peek in at the babies? Well, its nothing like that. It is actually a VERY secure area of the hospital. When you arrive on the NICU hall you have to have permission to enter. Once you enter the actual NICU and arrive in the room where your baby is staying, you begin the scrub down! Yep, a 5 minute scrub from finger tips to elbows with soap and sponge. After you have scrubbed yourself to a dry prune, you are allowed to enjoy time with your baby. The babies are constantly monitored by nurses and various machines. In fact, sometimes the beeping might even scare you.