Without You Things Go Hazy
We had an excellent weekend. Spent some time at the hospital with Sarah, spent some extended time with our good friends Andrew and Courtney. There was some conversation of getting "back to normal". We all laughed and realized life would never be what we considered "normal" anymore, and that we were now in a new state of "normal." How so very true. I have gotten used to the rhythm of hospital trips, working from home, cleaning and organizing around the house. I still haven't quite gotten in the rhythm of cooking and feeding Jim and myself yet. Leftovers have dwindled and we're back to running out and grabbing a pizza. I think I'm going to make a grocery trip today and see what I come back with. We're getting there. However, I take hope in the thought that this version of "normal" shouldn't last very long - though, the even newer normal that's coming is starting to be scarier than anything. It's just so much unknown!
Sarah's continuing to do well. They determined that her 3lb 10oz weight on Friday was a bit of a fluke. She is still gaining weight, but probably didn't gain quite the 4oz we thought she did. She was holding steady at 3lbs 7oz all weekend. They also looked at some new xrays of her lungs and determined they still are just shy of being big enough to work on their own without her oxygen cannula. I'm SO very anxious for her to get off of it. It gets so gross with boogers and she pulls on it so much. They keep trying to put her on room air and she still just doesn't get as much oxygen as they would like.
She's also been able to start to nurse the last few days. That's been exciting to say the least! She did pretty well with it all three sessions we've had so far. Saturday she ate 8mls all on her very own. Sunday she ate about 4mls. The hospital has this amazing scale they can weigh the baby before and after eating and tell down to the milliliter just how much she ate. Eat and grow. Eat and grow.
Our friend, Andrew's sister Ali is currently 25 weeks pregnant with twins and has been hospitalized for the duration of her pregnancy. She started showing signs of early labor on Friday and so they have decided to keep her to be able to keep the babies growing in the womb as long as possible. Please join us in praying for the health and safety of her and her baby boys! I know that God has an amazing plan for their lives.
Sarah's continuing to do well. They determined that her 3lb 10oz weight on Friday was a bit of a fluke. She is still gaining weight, but probably didn't gain quite the 4oz we thought she did. She was holding steady at 3lbs 7oz all weekend. They also looked at some new xrays of her lungs and determined they still are just shy of being big enough to work on their own without her oxygen cannula. I'm SO very anxious for her to get off of it. It gets so gross with boogers and she pulls on it so much. They keep trying to put her on room air and she still just doesn't get as much oxygen as they would like.
She's also been able to start to nurse the last few days. That's been exciting to say the least! She did pretty well with it all three sessions we've had so far. Saturday she ate 8mls all on her very own. Sunday she ate about 4mls. The hospital has this amazing scale they can weigh the baby before and after eating and tell down to the milliliter just how much she ate. Eat and grow. Eat and grow.
Our friend, Andrew's sister Ali is currently 25 weeks pregnant with twins and has been hospitalized for the duration of her pregnancy. She started showing signs of early labor on Friday and so they have decided to keep her to be able to keep the babies growing in the womb as long as possible. Please join us in praying for the health and safety of her and her baby boys! I know that God has an amazing plan for their lives.
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