Jordan is ten weeks old today! How blessed we are to have this sweet baby
boy in our lives! It’s hard to believe
that 70 days ago I was in recovery just hoping and praying that my baby boy
would pull through. How awesome that
against all odds, Jordan is growing, developing, and staying strong. This week has been a good week for
Jordan. The doctors are working on his
respiratory system right now and this is the biggest hurdle that Jordan needs
to overcome in his development. Earlier
in the week he had a few issues going on.
He had fluid around his liver and an issue with constipation that made
his intestines expand. Both of these
issues were pushing up on his lungs causing difficulty with deep
breathing. They had wanted to take him
off of the ventilator earlier but based on these issues they were unable
to.
Now all of the issues are gone and he is back to full feedings. The goal is to avoid him ever having to go
back on the ventilator once they take him off.
Based on this, they have decided to take him off the ventilator on
Monday. We are praying that there would
be no obstacles that come up this weekend that would delay extubation. We are really excited for this. Once he switches to CPAP and he is stable, we
get to hold him. Like actually hold
him. Like cuddle him in our arms and
give him smooches. I am beyond excited
for this moment. It is definitely hard
that baby boy is 10 weeks old and has not had any mommy cuddles and smooches
yet. But then again, he wouldn’t be
getting any if he was still in my belly so I guess it’s an okay
compromise. We do get to look at him and
watch the miracles happen in his life.
Jordan had an eye exam yesterday and it determined that he does have mild
ROP which is Retinopathy of prematurity.
It is a common ailment to premature babies because the retina is not
fully developed when the baby is born and then it can develop too quickly or
abnormally after the baby is born. There
are different stages of ROP and most premature babies have at least a mild
case. Jordan is no different and does
have a mild case. It is not serious
enough for him to need laser eye surgery at this time and Is very possible that
it will correct itself as he continues to develop meaning he may never need
treatment for this issue. He may need
glasses in the future but for now this is not something that is going to delay
him. They will continue to check his
eyes regularly until they are completely developed at about 37 weeks
gestation. He is currently 33 weeks
gestation. How awesome is it that our
bodies were created so perfectly that they can heal themselves and repair
themselves with new cells and new tissues.
God is so good. Jordan also
weighs 2.6lbs now. He is getting SO
big!! He also looks like a regular baby
now! LOL
It has been a little rough of a week for Jason and me. We both have a cold. I think Jason just had something mild. He didn’t seem to show many symptoms. I feel miserable though. It is not fun being sick. Today when we visited Jordan I stayed far
away from his incubator. As much as I
want to cuddle him and touch him it is not worth sharing my cold. Also because of my cold I am going to stay
home tomorrow and not visit him like I normally do on Saturdays. Gosh it is tough being a mommy sometimes! :D
I just pray that I will get healthy fast because a week from now I could be
cuddling my little boy in my arms!!
YAY!!!
Lord I want to thank you for the blessings you have placed in our
lives. You deserve the full and complete
credit. I am not strong; Jacob is not
strong. YOU are strong. You provide our strength. We give you all the glory for the miracles
that you work on a daily basis in Jordan’s life. He is one of the smallest and youngest babies
to ever survive birth. What a great
testimony to your power. I pray that you
would allow Jordan to live a full and healthy life and allow us to reach many
people with his story. Help us to be not
afraid to speak about the miracle that you have given us. I ask that you would continue to strengthen
Jordan and help him to grow. Continue to
knit his body together in perfect harmony.
We ask that you would protect Jordan from any bacteria or viruses. Put up a shield around him and do not allow
anything in that would delay extubation any farther. I also pray that you would allow for a smooth
transition. Help Jordan to stabilize and
excel at breathing on his own. Plan the
timing perfect so that we may hold him and cuddle him in our arms. We know you have the most perfect moment
planned for us. Lord please remove this
cold from our house. Allow us to regain
health and strength so that we may be the backbone of this mission. You are the heart. Lord we ask that you would be with the
process now for our move. Allow the
paperwork to be processed smoothly so that we may work on setting up our new
home and our new life. Send us to the
perfect location where we can do the most for your purpose. We ask all these things in your name, Amen.
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