Holley was discharged from the hospital, again, today. We hope and believe this will be the last for a while. She ended up having an infection that was causing her temperature to stay high, and completely drain her energy. She looks like a million bucks now, and is ready to hold Lily as much as possible. She visited with Lily for a while today and did kangaroo care with her, which basically means skin to skin contact where she is laying on our chest and we keep her warm. It is so much fun to hold her and feel her kick and squirm around. This and the 'big hug' that she got from Thomas today when she got home were probably the only medicine she needed. It feels good to know what was going on, and for her to be feeling better now. Thank you all so much for your extra prayers for Holley.
We have committed so much prayer for Lily because we know that God is the only one who can continue to knit her together. On the other hand, Holley and I both probably felt like we could take on Holley's struggles and sickness alone because we can take care of ourselves...right??? What a misunderstanding, God tells us to lay all our worries and struggles on Him and that He will pull us through these times, and did He ever do that for us.
Lily continues to get good reports, and she really enjoys kangaroo care. You can see her trying to cry as we put her back in the isolet after holding her. They have suspended her feedings again after a day and half of feeding. They are still very concerned about her digestive system being prepared to handle real milk. They have tried a couple times to start the weaning process off the ventilator, but she is just not quite ready to breathe completely on her own. As I said before the ventilator and feeding will be trials, and Lily will dictate what the doctors are going to do. We still have not been able to look into her eyes, but think that is very soon, her eyelids are definitely becoming more defined and indented. Lily will be two weeks old Monday morning and will have surpassed the doctors goal of being back at birth weight by two weeks. She continues to amaze my small mind, and satisfy her doctors with her progress.
Thank you all for your prayers for Lily and Holley.
Please continue to pray for Holley's recovery, Lily's digestive system, Lily's ventilator weaning, and that we can soon see her eyes.
We have committed so much prayer for Lily because we know that God is the only one who can continue to knit her together. On the other hand, Holley and I both probably felt like we could take on Holley's struggles and sickness alone because we can take care of ourselves...right??? What a misunderstanding, God tells us to lay all our worries and struggles on Him and that He will pull us through these times, and did He ever do that for us.
Lily continues to get good reports, and she really enjoys kangaroo care. You can see her trying to cry as we put her back in the isolet after holding her. They have suspended her feedings again after a day and half of feeding. They are still very concerned about her digestive system being prepared to handle real milk. They have tried a couple times to start the weaning process off the ventilator, but she is just not quite ready to breathe completely on her own. As I said before the ventilator and feeding will be trials, and Lily will dictate what the doctors are going to do. We still have not been able to look into her eyes, but think that is very soon, her eyelids are definitely becoming more defined and indented. Lily will be two weeks old Monday morning and will have surpassed the doctors goal of being back at birth weight by two weeks. She continues to amaze my small mind, and satisfy her doctors with her progress.
Thank you all for your prayers for Lily and Holley.
Please continue to pray for Holley's recovery, Lily's digestive system, Lily's ventilator weaning, and that we can soon see her eyes.
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