Thanksgiving is an American holiday celebrated on the last Thursday of November each year. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared it to be a national holiday to be celebrated annually, remembering how, as the Old Farmer’s Almanac puts it, “In the 1600s, settlers in Massachusetts and Virginia held feasts to express gratitude for survival, fertile fields, and their faith. The Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts, had their Thanksgiving feast in 1621 with the Wampanoag Native Americans.”
Thanksgiving traditions today may not always include the history of that first celebratory feast, but it is a time when many express gratefulness for the blessings they have received from God’s hand, and for the people in their lives. But when a family has a precious baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) during the holidays, it can be a difficult time for them.
To help bring some smiles and cheer, many NICU nurses choose to dress the babies in costumes — and you just can’t help but want to “gobble” up all this cuteness!
Baylor Scott & White Health in Texas posted photos of their NICU babies to their “Tiniest Texans: Stuffed with Thanks! Edition” media page on November 25th, writing, “Thankful, blessed and mashed potato obsessed! These Texas families are stuffed with thanks as they welcome their newborns and cheer on the Dallas Cowboys! Our team at Baylor Scott & White wishes you an enjoyable feast and gameday this Thanksgiving holiday.”
Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, wished NICU families “a safe and happy Thanksgiving filled with love, gratitude, and a touch of cuteness!”
At Chandler Regional Medical Center in Arizona posted photos of their preemies in the NICU, writing, “… our Neonatal ICU doesn’t just provide compassionate and expert medical care to preemie babies. They also celebrate the holidays in style, providing families with memories they’ll cherish forever.”
MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, featured their adorable NICU babies, writing, “The MountainView NICU wishes you a snuggly warm and fun Thanksgiving! Our little babies got in the festive spirit with help from the amazing NICU team and volunteers!”
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