The idea for Early Bird Baby was planted years before the company was born. It really started when two women – neighbors, in fact – formed a special friendship due in part to a unique bond they shared. Both women, Shannon Dwyer and Patty Nagle, were mothers of premature babies. Patty had preemie twins. Shannon had two consecutive preemies.

After sharing their experiences with each other, Patty and Shannon realized they had encountered many of the same challenges with their preemies. What proved the most difficult challenge, however, was being away from their new babies, when the little ones spent time in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). This separation

inhibited the bonding they (and all mothers!) innately desire.

Finding ways to bond while apart became their mission. Patty and Shannon continuously sought ways to remain connected with their children. Later, they would find an even deeper meaning in their quest: Shannon had to be away from her children while undergoing treatment for cancer; Patty, who returned to a career after the birth of her first two children, realized that with the birth of her premature twins she needed to be home with them. That's when the idea for Early Bird Baby emerged. For all their efforts, both women had found few sources that offered simple ways to help parents bond with their children. They figured other parents encountered the same obstacles. Shannon and Patty got to work assembling all the tools parents of	Photos of Shannon's Preemies…click each photo to enlarge
	Robbie
	Jake

newborns, twins, preemies would need to enrich the bonding experience. Today, every Early Bird Baby Gift Box contains thoughtfully selected items that serve this exact purpose.

"Pretty much all the honest truth telling
in the world is done by children."
- Oliver Wendell Holmes