tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18221392169710141152024-03-13T20:34:06.857-07:00Our Journey through Embryo Adoption!Sandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892586060550568993noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822139216971014115.post-2937070678041298052013-08-18T13:38:00.001-07:002013-08-18T13:40:42.513-07:004 months old<div>Photos from my phone for now....</div>- 12 pounds<div>- first camping trip for a week</div><div>- smiling tons</div><div>-more content</div><div>-sleeps in the sling finally</div><div>-founds his fists... Always in his mouth</div><div>-drooler like crazy!!!</div><div>-almost rolling!!</div><div>- enjoys the toy mat</div><div>-loves jumping on our lap</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--Kz6UUuEGvM/UhEwoeMbyII/AAAAAAAAGEw/3EAcKIgsWJc/s640/blogger-image--1331702736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--Kz6UUuEGvM/UhEwoeMbyII/AAAAAAAAGEw/3EAcKIgsWJc/s640/blogger-image--1331702736.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NqlkWZjDtTg/UhEvGa3U4CI/AAAAAAAAGEU/v3NJa4i5h0E/s640/blogger-image-534239391.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NqlkWZjDtTg/UhEvGa3U4CI/AAAAAAAAGEU/v3NJa4i5h0E/s640/blogger-image-534239391.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QgTd4TeMrsE/UhEwsZGJfVI/AAAAAAAAGFI/wDZN_BxIi5o/s640/blogger-image--1444801855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QgTd4TeMrsE/UhEwsZGJfVI/AAAAAAAAGFI/wDZN_BxIi5o/s640/blogger-image--1444801855.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DOau_xtfJhU/UhEvDhhGkAI/AAAAAAAAGEE/Eqjqz4OLj84/s640/blogger-image-2043231351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DOau_xtfJhU/UhEvDhhGkAI/AAAAAAAAGEE/Eqjqz4OLj84/s640/blogger-image-2043231351.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AmbMwHk8ik8/UhEwplF9NlI/AAAAAAAAGE4/3n09nkLfZkg/s640/blogger-image-1482182946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AmbMwHk8ik8/UhEwplF9NlI/AAAAAAAAGE4/3n09nkLfZkg/s640/blogger-image-1482182946.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TZkkiUhZ5BY/UhEwq6VYCTI/AAAAAAAAGFA/ymYgfkZrnEo/s640/blogger-image-102961193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TZkkiUhZ5BY/UhEwq6VYCTI/AAAAAAAAGFA/ymYgfkZrnEo/s640/blogger-image-102961193.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DmxAdKQ6xWM/UhEwm6iGtKI/AAAAAAAAGEo/9kXgF2MtAgA/s640/blogger-image--1885208920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DmxAdKQ6xWM/UhEwm6iGtKI/AAAAAAAAGEo/9kXgF2MtAgA/s640/blogger-image--1885208920.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-isSK-Pqvd3I/UhEvE6gKCoI/AAAAAAAAGEM/CWlBCco0F6o/s640/blogger-image-1453815816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-isSK-Pqvd3I/UhEvE6gKCoI/AAAAAAAAGEM/CWlBCco0F6o/s640/blogger-image-1453815816.jpg"></a></div></div>sandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847790654286338832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822139216971014115.post-13522892748160608442013-07-16T12:14:00.002-07:002013-07-16T12:14:48.255-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Smiling at Zion... smiles are coming more easily now, but always hard to catch in photos, especially when your card is always full :)<br />
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12 weeks old, 10 pounds, smiling, enjoys kicking on the play mat, loves the outdoors, liking the sling better... no time for a longer update... :)</div>
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computer time is limited these days and my arms are happily full, but I thought I would catch up a tad<br>
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Mattias on June 8th, his due date. 7 pounds 10 oz!<br>
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Everyone asks how our other kids are adjusting, and they are amazing, no jealousy in this house! Thankfully, everyone is super helpful and LOVE their baby brother! They fight over who gets to hold him next!<br>
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Aunty came down for an awesome visit! we had so much fun with her!! can't wait for the next visit!! We also had a visit from our friends the A family which was an awesome hang out and catch up time! <br>
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I am blessed beyond measure!!!</div>
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After almost 4 weeks, we left the house for the first time! We went off to the beach for a lovely afternoon. Being May 28th, there was no one else there and we had the beach to ourselves. Mattias and I enjoyed spending the day under the umbrella, watching the other kiddos play and swim. It was really nice to get out and enjoy some fresh air. I can't even believe this little man is 6 weeks old. Where does the time go? He is almost 7 pounds!! Chubby cheeks!!!<br />
He is alert so much more of the time now, and the other night he looked into my eyes and you could tell he was actually focusing on me, that is the first time he has done that. Jason noticed that he will track with his eyes and follow things for a short time! Big boy!!!<br />
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Some random photos from the last week. Meeting Gramma, lots of snuggles!<br />
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First real outfit<br />
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favorite sleeping position during the day<br />
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Who can resist those eyes??<br />
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Yesterday I was marveling at the fact that our baby is a normal newborn weight now, 6 pounds 8 oz, and he looks like a newborn, with chubby cheeks and all! Praise God for that!!!!</div>
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Seriously, where does the time go??? These were taken when Mattias was 4 weeks old, over a week ago now. At 4 weeks old, Mattias weighed 6 pounds 3.5 oz. He has a totally alert time every morning for about an hour or an hour and a half. Big changes this week: head control... Mattias is gaining head control and can lift up off my chest and turn it to face the other way. This week Gramma D came for a visit, which was lovely. Mattias is still nursing excellent and getting the hang of sleeping at night :)<br />
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sandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847790654286338832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822139216971014115.post-39693318652062935852013-05-19T10:46:00.001-07:002013-05-19T10:55:35.096-07:00QuestionsI thought I would answer some frequently asked questions here. <div><br></div><div>1: what exactly is embryo adoption?</div><div>Sometimes families who go through IVF treatments have embryos left once their families are complete. They have 3 options for these embryos: destroy them, donate them for medical research, or donate them for embryo adoption to be transferred into the adoptive mother's uterus to grow into a beautiful baby. Thankfully, Our son is here today because of option number 3!!!!! Soooo very thankful.</div><div><br></div><div>2: Why did you do embryo adoption?</div><div>We personally believe that life begins at conception, meaning that embryos are babies... alive... </div><div>We have 4 Ethiopian children and see embryo adoption as no different than any other adoption. We desired to have another baby in our family and to us it didn't matter if our child had our genetics. Embryo adoption seemed like a great fit! What a blessing to be able to experience pregnancy again and bond with our child as he grew! </div><div><br></div><div>3: what clinic did you use?</div><div>Pacific Northwest fertility in Seattle. Can't say enough good about them! Amazing group of people there! Highly recommend them!</div><div><br></div><div>4: Isn't embryo adoption "playing God"?</div><div>After 2 transfers and 10 sweet snowflakes, I have never been more in awe or more sure that God is sovereign over all, including embryo adoption. Embryos are placed in the uterus with skill, that is true, but once there, no matter what grade the embryo is, no matter how long the embryo was previously frozen, or what the success rate the clinic has, only God decides whether that embryo continues to develop and implant. He decides if that baby's heart starts beating and when that baby is born. Only God decides. No one else. God is in control as he knits that baby together in the womb. </div><div><br></div><div>Happy to answer any other questions you may have! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>sandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847790654286338832noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822139216971014115.post-51916534671673067582013-05-17T18:24:00.002-07:002013-05-17T18:24:48.843-07:006 pounds!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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From this, a 5 day old embryo... to this... a gorgeous baby boy gestationally 36 weeks old! Over the past months it has become even more clear to me that life begins at conception. As soon as the cells begin to divide after egg and sperm have met, there is everything needed to become a sweet baby boy or girl. Having the opportunity to see our baby at just 5 days old gestationally, was amazing. Every baby is clearly a miracle!! I am so thankful that the family who chose to donate their embryos instead of destroying them... one of those embryos is my son. He is dearly loved and cherished!! <br />
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36 weeks, 5 pound 14 oz<br />
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So alert every morning for about 30 mins!<br />
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He still loves to sleep in the kangaroo care position :)<br />
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We arrived home late evening, and we super surprised to find our fridge full of fresh groceries, and a home cooked meal waiting for us to simply heat up, our freezer full of homemade muffins and buns, and our whole house had been cleaned and laundry was done! Even the bedding was clean! To top it off, all the baby clothes that I had planned to wash and sort (you know, in May), had been washed and sorted into baskets labeled by size!!! What a blessing our sweet friend Jocelyn must have spent a LOT of time here! We are so thankful for all the work she did, it was such a blessing and made our transition so much smoother!<br />
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It is so awesome to be home and to just be a family! The big kids are content to find bugs, plant seeds, jump on the trampoline and read stories with Mattias and I on the couch. Time to just be. Just enjoy each other and reflect on the way God has been at work over the past month. Time to be joyful, and thank Him for the ways He has blessed us. So many people have been praying for Mattias, and we are humbled and thankful. So many people helped us out with childcare, making it possible for us to be at the hospital as much as possible. We are thankful for those in our church family who provided meals for us this week as we transition to being home, being a family of 9 and having Jason go back to work. Its gone remarkably smoothly! Praise God for that!<br />
<br />Little man is doing awesome! As of last night he weighed 2620 grams (5 pounds 14 oz)! He is starting to have some more awake time and the kids love interacting with him. Its awesome to see the sibling love and excitement! Mattias is doing awesome with breastfeeding. He is acting more and more like a term baby in terms of cuing, rooting, and fist sucking. Its interesting after being in the nicu the things we get excited about, and the things we realized we previously have taken for granted. I would say its really weird going from the environment where every single ml taken in with feeds, every gram gained or lost is measured daily, all vital signs are monitored constantly, and your baby is assessed with every feed, to all of a sudden you go home... and you don't know if he is gaining weight, if the weird sound he's making is normal and ok and WHERE IS THE HAND SANITIZER????? (I really do miss the hand sanitizer).... its a strange transition! Thankfully, I was lent a baby scale, so every 2 days we have been weighing little man, without having to go out into the germ infested world ;) We were told at discharge, although they were sending us home, they wanted us to keep in mind that Mattias is still fragile and still early. They advised not going out in public and not having any sick visitors. You don't have to tell me twice. So, if you don't see us for a while, thats why... and please don't be offended if I ask you if you are sick if you are dropping by. Honestly, I haven't set foot outside my door in 8 days...and it feels awesome!<br />
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We didn't tell the other kids that we were bringing Mattias from the hospital, so you can imagine the surprise when we walked in with him. Everyone was super thrilled to meet their baby brother and hold him for the first time! Sooooo glad to be together as a family!! This is one loved and prayed for baby!<br />
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Malakai had the first turn<br />
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Navae wasn't so sure, but after some coaxing, she enjoyed holding her baby brother<br />
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Cousins, due 10 weeks apart, born 17 days apart! so excited for them to grow up together!<br />
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So much more to write, but trying to blog with one hand while the other is happily holding my sweet sleepy baby boy! Praise God from whom all blessings flow!!!</div>
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Our last day we got to hang out with our long time friend Cheryl who is a nurse in the nicu. Our friend who delivered Mattias walked us out of the hospital... It was a great day! Home to the other kiddos for them to meet their baby brother. Will post those photos later. For now I'm off to bed! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GE88Y0jkuB4/UYMmK7vn1mI/AAAAAAAAFxw/-nrUp7Lqg1A/s640/blogger-image--559713421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GE88Y0jkuB4/UYMmK7vn1mI/AAAAAAAAFxw/-nrUp7Lqg1A/s640/blogger-image--559713421.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QknxxOqGuWc/UYMmNmMaDkI/AAAAAAAAFx4/zUficV6_u_8/s640/blogger-image--1243472390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QknxxOqGuWc/UYMmNmMaDkI/AAAAAAAAFx4/zUficV6_u_8/s640/blogger-image--1243472390.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-iSOIzdd7C0g/UYMmJV0g0-I/AAAAAAAAFxo/LiernjLhiLo/s640/blogger-image-22476559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-iSOIzdd7C0g/UYMmJV0g0-I/AAAAAAAAFxo/LiernjLhiLo/s640/blogger-image-22476559.jpg" /></a></div>sandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847790654286338832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822139216971014115.post-28878933321506838262013-05-01T22:12:00.001-07:002013-05-01T22:12:52.416-07:00Bath timeFirst bath in the big boy tub was a success!!! Mattias loved it and totally relaxed! <br />
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Praise God for a 40 gram weight gain today!!!! Answered prayer!!<br />
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He also moved to a cot!!! Lots of big boy stuff going on around here! So many prayers answered!! We are praising God and so thankful for everyone who has been praying for Mattias. <br />
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Prayer requests: that Mattias will continue to wake for feeds and take enough with each feed, that he will continue to gain weight and that we can be discharged at 35 weeks or very soon after so we can be together as a family!!!!!! <br />
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1) apneas and bradys of prematurity... No longer an issue, in fact he never had them, and successfully off caffeine. Yahoo!<br />
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2) temperature regulation... Done... Praying the night is good and then tomorrow he should move to a bassinet like a big boy:)<br />
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3) feeds... Today has been another awesome breastfeeding day. At night he doesn't bottle well at all so the speech pathologist came by today to watch him bottle a feed and she had a lot of suggestions. First a slower flow nipple, second a tongue tie release and third me breast feeding as much as possible as it is way less work for him. After discussing with the NP taking care of him, they suggested that I stay as much as possible for breastfeeding and if he does well with that tomorrow they want me to stay overnight and are discussing moving him to demand feeds and possibly taking out his ng tube! So the next few days will be challenging for our family, but the more he can take from the breast the sooner we will come home! We want to be together as a family and want Mattias to continue to grow and develop and the team feels this is what is best for him. Please pray he doesn't tire and continues to nurse well at night! <br />
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Today the big news is that he fed an entire feed plus more on the breast!!!! Huge huge news in our world!!!! He took 44 mls in one feed and he was actually letting us know before the feed that he was ready for a feed! Praise God!!!! Answered prayer!!! <br />
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We enjoyed so many cuddles and sleepy smiles from our boy today! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-e1bldB9yam4/UX3XnU-TGMI/AAAAAAAAFuI/VhZPpJh6nOM/s640/blogger-image-1206914117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-e1bldB9yam4/UX3XnU-TGMI/AAAAAAAAFuI/VhZPpJh6nOM/s640/blogger-image-1206914117.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-j0W9YMsl-sE/UX3XsRjlMII/AAAAAAAAFuQ/I4coQfMG-lw/s640/blogger-image-118820592.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-j0W9YMsl-sE/UX3XsRjlMII/AAAAAAAAFuQ/I4coQfMG-lw/s640/blogger-image-118820592.jpg" /></a></div>sandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847790654286338832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822139216971014115.post-75388968569972124202013-04-27T21:19:00.001-07:002013-04-27T21:19:55.380-07:00NICU day 10Today was an amazing day!!! So crazy how things can change in a day! Mattias is 34 weeks old today. He gained 89 grams so I know what all that sleeping was about yesterday! The other amazing thing was his breast feeding. We started off with his first feed... 32 mls from the breast and 8 ng. The second feed he took 14 mls from the breast and 26 ng. The last feed was amazing... 36 mls from the breast and after warming his 4 mls that I thought would go in his ng he decided to wake up and take it from the bottle!!!! So none of his feed was done by ng tube!!! Praise God what a huge day!!! I pray we have turned a corner and will only improve from here. I'm pretty impressed with my little man!!! He is such a blessing! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ayTn5Jvh2Rg/UXyjae-YBQI/AAAAAAAAFt0/gsvZ5UIlYYM/s640/blogger-image-338921645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ayTn5Jvh2Rg/UXyjae-YBQI/AAAAAAAAFt0/gsvZ5UIlYYM/s640/blogger-image-338921645.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-RAplG6sl3IE/UXyjY1tWbgI/AAAAAAAAFts/_yL-ygBycyc/s640/blogger-image-488299548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-RAplG6sl3IE/UXyjY1tWbgI/AAAAAAAAFts/_yL-ygBycyc/s640/blogger-image-488299548.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_-Q26Ul94es/UXyjVkIfe3I/AAAAAAAAFtU/11cw2VF4R40/s640/blogger-image-1759004993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_-Q26Ul94es/UXyjVkIfe3I/AAAAAAAAFtU/11cw2VF4R40/s640/blogger-image-1759004993.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1XczS4FLm8Y/UXyjW7BcXDI/AAAAAAAAFtc/Askk38fTbaY/s640/blogger-image--680437698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1XczS4FLm8Y/UXyjW7BcXDI/AAAAAAAAFtc/Askk38fTbaY/s640/blogger-image--680437698.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_OL0FJHDVCw/UXyjYO2aWAI/AAAAAAAAFtk/5zMKxUw1bTs/s640/blogger-image--226922811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_OL0FJHDVCw/UXyjYO2aWAI/AAAAAAAAFtk/5zMKxUw1bTs/s640/blogger-image--226922811.jpg" /></a></div>sandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847790654286338832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822139216971014115.post-48310343319923398582013-04-27T21:13:00.001-07:002013-04-27T21:13:43.209-07:00NICU day 9Was a bit of a discouraging day. Weight down 29 grams. Human milk fortifier was increased to add more calories to my breast milk and there was talk of adding formula if he doesn't gain. Also Mattias was super sleepy and only nursed 4 mls twice in the whole day. I did enjoy a lot of cuddles and sleepy smiles though! Who doesn't love that? As I sit in the nicu I realize how blessed we are. Our son isn't sick... He's just early and needs to grow. Praise God for that! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GLPsIuOF7Qo/UXyh9QuoomI/AAAAAAAAFtI/QIlDg4Y4Ja8/s640/blogger-image-254663701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GLPsIuOF7Qo/UXyh9QuoomI/AAAAAAAAFtI/QIlDg4Y4Ja8/s640/blogger-image-254663701.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fx1wui88TME/UXyh8Zw3uaI/AAAAAAAAFtA/sjUxU2_Ut90/s640/blogger-image-1841225387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fx1wui88TME/UXyh8Zw3uaI/AAAAAAAAFtA/sjUxU2_Ut90/s640/blogger-image-1841225387.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XrkY6ACCeUs/UXyh7X31ddI/AAAAAAAAFs4/GjyuhKAgjOE/s640/blogger-image--549195045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XrkY6ACCeUs/UXyh7X31ddI/AAAAAAAAFs4/GjyuhKAgjOE/s640/blogger-image--549195045.jpg" /></a></div>sandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847790654286338832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822139216971014115.post-82675594586465945312013-04-25T18:13:00.001-07:002013-04-25T18:13:42.958-07:00NICU day 8Today was an awesome day!!! Today when I arrived Mattias was alert and ready for a feed so we tried breast feeding and he latched and sucked the whole feed. For his afternoon feed I didn't get a chance to pump before hand and he was rooting so the nurse decided to do a pre and post weight. He latched and nursed and ended up getting 20 mls from breast feeding which is half of his feed!!! So exciting and such a huge step forward! He was totally tired out for the next feed so he got that one all through the ng tube but I'm so thankful for steps forward. <br />
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Yesterday he lost 10 grams so he weighs 2181 grams ( 4 pounds 4 oz). Hopefully today he gained. Praise God for no apneas and being off caffeine. Jason and I did kangaroo care for the whole day. It was a good day in the nicu! Thank you for your prayers!<br />
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When the doctors were handing over tonight and got to Mattias they said "this is Mattias. He was born at 32 weeks. Intubated for a day and now he's growing". Then they walked away. I love that!!!! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5RnS-F2Fjkw/UXnUv5a0snI/AAAAAAAAFsY/XXY8-BvzjkI/s640/blogger-image--594950537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5RnS-F2Fjkw/UXnUv5a0snI/AAAAAAAAFsY/XXY8-BvzjkI/s640/blogger-image--594950537.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fJ89WL3U47o/UXnUwmCj5mI/AAAAAAAAFsg/sUCRkx_z6kY/s640/blogger-image-92481981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fJ89WL3U47o/UXnUwmCj5mI/AAAAAAAAFsg/sUCRkx_z6kY/s640/blogger-image-92481981.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Dv41c7KQ6Fg/UXnUuYAqQMI/AAAAAAAAFsQ/XoQ-q5n-vUo/s640/blogger-image-288993810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Dv41c7KQ6Fg/UXnUuYAqQMI/AAAAAAAAFsQ/XoQ-q5n-vUo/s640/blogger-image-288993810.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1DkkSExk-5s/UXnUxSIG9zI/AAAAAAAAFso/gNTvc7Yzxos/s640/blogger-image--945146623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1DkkSExk-5s/UXnUxSIG9zI/AAAAAAAAFso/gNTvc7Yzxos/s640/blogger-image--945146623.jpg" /></a></div>sandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847790654286338832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822139216971014115.post-68190591080268265332013-04-24T23:26:00.001-07:002013-04-24T23:26:35.534-07:00CutenessBathed, changed, fed, and off to sleep. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lkgenVW8ST4/UXjMgbLcc-I/AAAAAAAAFrw/N2kE3P0cghY/s640/blogger-image-913777191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lkgenVW8ST4/UXjMgbLcc-I/AAAAAAAAFrw/N2kE3P0cghY/s640/blogger-image-913777191.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5T1ruQ3YUAI/UXjMi5GuOzI/AAAAAAAAFr4/1vAJpVWNKpo/s640/blogger-image--563078951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5T1ruQ3YUAI/UXjMi5GuOzI/AAAAAAAAFr4/1vAJpVWNKpo/s640/blogger-image--563078951.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NqIG3ILTAlQ/UXjMlKJfrwI/AAAAAAAAFsA/Q2MF9riQPxU/s640/blogger-image--1657201074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NqIG3ILTAlQ/UXjMlKJfrwI/AAAAAAAAFsA/Q2MF9riQPxU/s640/blogger-image--1657201074.jpg" /></a></div>sandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847790654286338832noreply@blogger.com0