What A QT!

Brad's grandma Ginny, who recently passed away, had knitted this baby outfit for Brad when he was a baby. Brad's mom had passed it on to me at my baby shower and I thought I'd get some pictures of Mia in it. How cute is she?! Yup...that's a smile!

She's 9 Pounds!

9 Pounds 4 ounces to be exact! Which means she's gained 9 ounces just this week! Of course there may be a couple ounces of discrepancy since she was weighed on two different scales, but we'll take it. It is so exciting to see her eating well and gaining weight.

Prayer Works!

Hi all...just wanted to update you on the twins and Maddy. Please keep praying for these little girls, it means so much to the family, and we know that prayer works!

Here is an excerpt about Maddy:

Maddy is still in the ICU and making small amounts of progress. The doctor's took Maddy off of the respirator to see if she was strong enough to breath on her own. She was able to do so for a few hours before being put back on the respirator. Her body is not strong enough yet to breath completely on her own. We are hoping her muscles will get stronger each day. She has been opening her eyes more each day and has been gripping Janelle and Nick's finger for comfort.

Pray that she'll be able to breath on her own without the respirator.

Here is an excerpt about the twins, Felicity and Charity:

Today is the girls’ 2 week birthday – they would be 29 weeks gestation, had they waited more patiently to arrive. We can feel your prayers – and they are working. The girls are both doing well and the majority of the daily reports are positive. They go up and down with their digestion – some days tolerating milk well and other days not. When they don’t digest well, they are taken off food for a day or so and are given only IV fluids (protein, sugar, electrolytes). They are both breathing well and continuing to get stronger. One of the things they are monitored for is “forgetting to breathe”. They actually stop breathing at times. At first, the nurses would rub them and talk to them to wake them up – this is a very normal process for this gestational age. In the past couple of days, they have started to self correct – waking themselves up and breathing again. This is very encouraging. Last Thursday, I was able to hold Charity for about 5 minutes. It was wonderful and surreal. They are both 3 ounces above their birth weight – so we will be knocking on the door of 3 pounds each in no time!

Again..thank you for praying for these girls!

As for Mia, she continues to do really well with her feeds and we are encouraged that she is putting on weight and getting bigger. She still keeps us up a lot at night, but we'll do whatever it takes for her to keep on growing without a feeding tube!

More Pictures!

Mia has been feeding so well. I can't wait to weigh her again and see how much more weight she has gained. Thank you for praying, we've been so encouraged this past week. I know that people want to come and visit, but are unsure if it is ok...just call us and if it isn't a good time we'll let you know, but as long as you are well then there is no reason that you can't visit and meet Mia!

Great News!

Today, Lisa and Mia, and Brad's parents David and Naomi went to LA for a follow-up appointment with the cardiologist. Dr. Perens said Mia looks great, and we can discontinue the lasix medicine, a diuretic to get rid of excess fluid in her lungs. They weighed her and after Lisa did the math on the weight of her clothes and diaper, we have a weight of 8 pounds, 11 oz!!! That is great! Brad notices how big her hands and cheeks are getting. Snooky Great!

The twins, Felicity and Charity, are doing well...please continue to pray for them also. Pray also for another baby, Maddy...she is up in the ICU in Fresno because of a rare condition called infant botulism. It is an intestinal infection that is very serious. Pray that she will recover fully from the treatment that they are giving her.