DES MOINES, Iowa – The littlest patients at MercyOne’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit are celebrating their first Halloween. Staff are making it special for parents as they’re facing a challenging time in the hospital.
Baby Emmie was born ten weeks early and weighed just two pounds and 14 ounces, according to her dad, Drew.
After six weeks in the NICU, she’s gained nearly two more pounds and is celebrating a holiday she wasn’t planned to be here for.
“The staff here is just amazing. They’ve been so welcoming and caring for Emmie so well,” Drew said. “For Halloween, we wanted to dress her up as our heroes and her hero too, which is the nurses.”…