Jordan is 33 days old
today. He is quite the little
angel. I will just tell you that I might
be biased in this statement but he is one of the cutest little babies that I
have ever seen!! I think him and Jason
are tied as the cutest boys in the world! ;) lol. As he develops and grows he really is looking
so much better. The comparison from his
beginning pictures is amazing to me. His
skin is pinking up and is more baby color; he is getting the oily coating on
his skin to help keep it moisturized. He
is gaining weight and is getting some little rolls on his body. I love to see his little chub rather than his
ribs. Definitely a good thing. He is still sooooo tiny though. If you take both of your hands and put them
horizontally side by side, you could probably cup his body in your hands from
head to bottom. I so badly want to
cuddle with him. If someone had a
shrinking machine I would borrow it in an instant so I could crawl up into his
incubator and love on him. I pray that
God would give me the patience and endurance to wait on His perfect timing.
Jordan is doing so-so
today. On one hand, his
infection/inflammation is clearing up very nicely. The antibiotics seem to be working very
well. The doctor said that he is on
three different types of antibiotics and he was able to stop one of them today because
of the progress with the inflammation.
He will continue the dose of the other two just to make sure that the
problem goes away completely. His breathing
is also much more stable. Today during
his blood work, they found that his hemoglobin levels were low. Normal levels of hemoglobin are about a
15. Jordan’s levels today were at
10. Hemoglobin is the protein that
carries oxygen in the blood. Because he
is on the ventilator still, it is very important to keep his hemoglobin levels
normal or even high. They gave him a
blood transfusion this afternoon to boost his levels. This is his third blood transfusion since
birth. When I think about a blood
transfusion it really scares me because that sounds so serious but the doctors
did not act like it was that big of a deal.
They seemed to treat it like a routine procedure for micro preemie
babies. Also a friend, whose daughter was born at 24 weeks and is now a healthy
7 year old, shared with me that her daughter had twelve transfusions in the
first month in the NICU. This really
makes me feel more comfort. It is nice
to hear from other mommies about their experience. It helps me not to worry as much.
I was telling Jacob and a few
other people today that it seems like time is kind of standing still. Sometimes I feel like we will never get out
of the NICU. I understand that things
take time though. The nurse was explaining
to me that she has observed that we want to see big changes but that is not how
it works. She explained that he has very
small milestones every day and this is normal.
He is working toward the big milestones slowly. I need to work on my patience. I want to speed things up but I know that I
have no control in that. I just pray for
endurance.
After we visited with baby boy,
we ran a few errands. I have to start
getting the house ready and organized to be packed up at a moment’s
notice. As things progress with the
move, it will take a while to get approved and set up. Once that happens, then it will go
quickly. We need to have the house
prepared ahead of time in case we only have a few weeks’ notice. Just more to add to the to-do list! I plan on accomplishing a lot tomorrow so
pray for motivation!! I am looking
forward to the move back to the states because we will be (hopefully) a lot
closer to the NICU and able to see little boy more often. On the other hand, I am a little scared to
leave our huge support system that we have here!! I know that God has it all planned out to
perfection though.
We spoiled Jason a little today
by buying him his first remote control car.
I think Jacob really wanted to play with it too lol. Anyways, Jason had a BLAST. He was laughing and giggling hysterically. He even yelled “YEEHAW!” LOL we were not
expecting that to come from his mouth.
We have planned a big surprise for our day with Jason tomorrow! Since
Jacob will be returning to work next week, we thought we would make the most
out of our last home week-day. We are going to build a huge fort in the house
and play some great games. I can’t wait
to see how Jason reacts! It is so much fun to be a kid again! I will be sure to let everyone know how it
goes! Tomorrow is also the first day
that we don’t have any appointments to get to.
It will be nice to catch up on things.
Mark 12:30 says “Love the Lord
your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with
all your strength.” God does not want
just part of us. He wants every part of
us. He wants all of our heart, soul,
mind, and strength. This really spoke to
me. God does not want us to live partial
lives with partial energy. We need to
give our ALL to Him and His work every day.
At the end of the day, when we are exhausted, if we did all for the
Glory of God, then He is very pleased.
He gives us the energy we need to endure and work through His
purposes. It is okay to be tired. A hard day’s work for God is one of the most
rewarding things we can experience. It does not matter where we worship God. It only matters how much of ourselves we give while we worship. How
can we give every single part of our lives to God? By including Him in everything we do. This includes laundry, dishes, errands,
etc. Do all tasks as if you are doing
them specifically for the glory of God. This is something I definitely need to work on
in my own life.
Lord, I ask that you would give
us the endurance and strength as we live our lives for your purposes. You have planned out our futures and our
paths. Lead us in the right directions
and give us the wisdom to discern your voice and your calling above any
temptations trying to lead us astray.
Please be with Jordan and continue to give him your strength and healing
power. You have promised to never leave
us nor forsake us. I ask that you would
help us to endure as it seems that time is standing still. We praise you that Jordan’s
infection/inflammation is clearing up so well.
You hold all the power and are guiding his health. Give the doctors wisdom as they plan out his
treatments. We also ask that you would
just allow the transfusion to be very beneficial to his body and that progress
would be made in his development and growth.
Allow his body to accept the transfusion with no complications. We are always praying and always
trusting. Be with us tomorrow. Give us the motivation to accomplish some
tasks at home and to prepare ourselves for the next plans in our journey. Help us to have a great “special” time with
Jason and allow us to help him feel really special and important in our
lives. We are so blessed with both of
our boys. Thank you for these blessings. Be with us as we rest tonight and return our
strength. You provide rest to the weary. We find our rest in you. Lord we are so grateful for all that you have
done in ours and Jordan’s life. Thank
you for choosing us to be his parents and for preparing us for this
journey. We are amazed by your miracles
and your power. We love you Lord, Amen.
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