PLEASE stop touching my baby!!!!

Here's a fact:  People are germy. 
And another:  Babies, especially preemies, are susceptible to germs.

So why (please tell me!) do people think it's okay to touch babies without washing their hands first?  Especially people who know they are dirty... like the cashier at Walmart, or the person who just picked their nose. (Gross but true).
So what inspires this rant?  We've just started taking Grace out in public and, much to my dismay, everyone seems to think that it's okay to touch her!  We're at Church on Sunday and random people are reaching over us to stroke her face.  Strangers are taking off her socks to show others how tiny her feet are.  I felt like she was public property and just wanted to tuck her under my arm like a football and run.  Seriously.

Would it be too much to put a sign on her that says "Fragile.  Please don't touch!"???  I'm sorely tempted.  Either that or to carry a spray bottle of sanitizer and just spray everyone within reach :p

Coming Home

Wonderful news! 
Today, after 54 days in the NICU,  Grace came home!  It was an emotional and exhausting day, so this post will be short.  Bruce is sick, Hope wants to help with everything and I am so glad my mommy comes tomorrow to help!  But it feels amazing to have our whole family together at last.  Things feel complete, normal, good.  Strangely, I feel more like a first time mom now than when I brought Hope home...  I'm afraid I'm not going to do things right, afraid Grace will get sick.  I need to trust that God will provide the knowledge and skills I need to be a good mom to Grace.
Well, Grace awakes and grunts so I had better go.  Wish me sleep tonight!