LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- It's often told how doctors and nurses go above and beyond for their patients and their families, making them feel at ease in the toughest situations. It's especially true for staff in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
However, one Louisville family is turning the tables, creating signs of appreciation every day for those who've helped their baby girl, Remy, reach a milestone they've been waiting for, the last three months and counting.
"We're at 100 days. In the next few days, she's got to go home. She's got to take a bottle," her mother, Katie Wolff said anxiously.
Their days have been filled with ups and downs, in a room filled with dozens of photos. They're a sign of the love and care that walks through their doors every day.
Remy has known no other reality than the one here in Norton's NICU in St. Matthews. Born at just 25 weeks and weighing a little over a pound, the doctors and nurses and so many others on this floor have become her family.
"They text us, they send us pictures," Remy's dad, Ben Wolff said. "They're very inviting. At four in the morning, we'll stroll in and it's nothing but waves and 'how are you doing?' They're immediately attentive to us."
Remy's parents couldn't be more grateful.
"They're magic little elves that when an alarm goes off or even before sometimes, they just pop up out of nowhere and do what is necessary," Ben said.
It started pretty early on, as a decoration in her room. Her dad spelled out 'Remy the Rockstar' on an illuminated sign.
"It caught on with the nurses. They would pop in everyday to see what Remy was saying because we use it as a voice for her. And then as we got to know the nurses and doctors, the signs started popping up," he said.
Every day it was something different.
With the lactation expert, they went with “Krista is the breast.” Another day, they were "in awe of Dr. Shaw."
Each sign individualized to the people they knew would be taking care of Remy that day.
The girl who's been helping us with bottles, she's, “bottom's up," Katie said.
"Being able to have fun makes it much more lighthearted and less stressful," Ben said.
Taylor Morganti is one of Remy's primary NICU nurses.
"When I can't be there I've heard other nurses definitely fight over who gets to care for her because they really are an awesome family," Morganti said.
"They've kept dossiers on all of their nurses. They take notes on everybody and in the sweetest way possible," she said.
Each person hopes it will be their day they get a sign.
"There's been pressure and I think they keep coming up with new doctors and nurses that we've never seen before so I have to come up with a sign for them. We want to hit every single person. Didn't realize how many people were up here," Ben said.
No one is left out.
"They're all on that wall. So, it's been really special," Morganti said.
They're memories frozen in time, as Remy's family anxiously awaits the future.
She's expected to come home this weekend. Sunday would have been Remy's due date. It's sure to be quite a celebration as she will meet her older brother for the very first time.
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