More of Mia!

Here are some more photos of Mia. She continues to do so-so with her feedings, sometimes she'll take a whole bottle and other times she won't. Please continue to pray that she'll get back to the numbers she was at before. She should be taking in about 580 cc's a day and for the past four days she's been in the high 400's...yesterday she did get to 505...but still, she needs to be eating more.

Daddy's Valentine

Yesterday was Brad's birthday (don't tell him I told you...) and his mom got Mia a cute little outfit that said Daddy's Little Valentine. So we dressed her up in the outfit for him to be surprised when he got home to see her. Here's a picture of that little shirt.

How's she doing? These past couple of days she has not been feeding well at all...very discouraging for Mommy. However, I noticed that the last time she got her immunizations she didn't feed well for a few days after also, so we are hopeful that she'll pick up the pace again tomorrow. Aside from that, she's doing great. Our prayer request is that she would get back to feeding better.

An update on baby Maddy. She's finally out of the ICU and is breathing on her own. She's making quite a bit of progress, which is awesome. Please continue to pray for her. And also pray for the twins, they are still having their ups and downs with feedings. The good news is that now Bo and Nancy (Dad and Mom) can hold them and they've been their holding them a lot. Thank you for praying for these little girls!

4 Months Today!

Mia is now 4 months old! Praise God! She did really well with her shots this morning at the pediatrician's office...she'll be a bit sore for the rest of the day, but she appears to be tolerating them well so far! She also got weighed today and she is now 9 pounds 9 ounces! She'll be at 10 pounds before too long. Which is why I am so hopeful that at our next visit with the intestinal doctors...next week Tuesday...that they'll schedule a day for her next intestinal surgery (where they create the anal opening). So pray that the scheduling would happen and that they are satisfied with her growth.

I am reminded with Galen's email of how precious life is and how our stay on earth is so temporary. Sometimes I get a bit overwhelmed with everything going on and don't like to carry all 9 pounds 9 ounces of Mia around, but today his email reminded me that life is short here and that 2 things are what matter...where we are going to spend eternity...and people. And then it isn't so hard to carry all of Mia around, in fact, it's a blessing to be able to do it. And then I think about other people in my life as Valentine's Day approaches and I think what a great day (although any day in the year would work) to tell those people in my life who are so important how much I love them and am thankful for them. So my prayer for you is that you would find the time to do the same with those that are around you and mean so much to you.

4 Months Tomorrow!

Mia is officially four months old tomorrow. It is hard to believe that we are already in February, it seems like we were just getting home from the hospital. Because she is 4 months it means that it is time for another round of immunizations. So pray for our trip to the doctor tomorrow. Pray that she does well with the shots...I believe she has to get 4...and pray that she doesn't have any adverse reactions to the immunizations. I'm also going to ask them to weigh her tomorrow...I'm curious to know how much weight she has gained this week!

She's been doing really well at home...she's eating well...Praise God! Of course we are still feeding her every 2 to 2 1/2 hours...we feel great if it is a 3 hour stretch. So please continue to pray for our strength and endurance.

Four Generations!

Lisa's grandmother (her mom's mom) has been visiting from North Dakota since December and today Lisa, her grandmother, her mom, and Mia took some pictures together...four generations of girls!