Counting My Blessings

We just got home from visiting our little man. He was extra sweet tonight. We graduated today....to a crib! Woohoo!!!! Out of the isolette and into a crib!!! He's much easier to kiss. :) He weighs 4lb3oz. This should be enough weight for him to maintain his temperature. He will be watched closely tonight to make sure. Mommy's afraid he will get cold so I put on his scratch mittens and his hat. This also means that he has been moved to the Slope & Swing. This contraption will help with his reflux. He lays on a wedge at a 45 degree angle (I think) in a little swing (so he doesn't slide down the wedge). The swing ties to the spindles on the crib to keep him secure. He was adorable when we first put him in it. He was looking all around. I think he was thinking, "hey, this isn't my bed, where am I, what's that noise, it's brighter in this bed, I can see more, I can hear more, wow."

He is doing really well at sucking his pacifier. And tonight he got a hold of his thumb once and a finger before that. This week he started making little noises especially while he's being fed, it's too cute. He still doesn't like his bath. But bath night was easier tonight in the crib rather than the isolette. Good week!!! Definitely a wheeeeeeeeee on the roller-coaster.

Please pray for a new friend, Michelle Kirby. She is at Ruby on bed rest. Her pregnancy is at 25 weeks and she will be at Ruby for 7 weeks. As those of you that have gone through this with us you know how dangerous it is for a baby to be born before 30-32 weeks. That is the gestational age they are trying to achieve for Michelle's baby. She has a long 7 weeks ahead of her as does her husband, Gabe. So I ask that you add them to your prayer list. Also we have met a family in the NICU that their grand-daughter was born with spina bifada. Her name is Hannah Grace. I asked them if there is anything we could do to help them (being that they live 4 hours away and came with only the clothing on their backs) They asked for one thing - Prayer for their Hannah. That I can do.

These last 6 1/2 weeks have been surreal. I was raised to count my blessings; to see my cup as half full never half empty. Sometimes that is hard to do. Life can hand us unfair situations. As I look around the NICU my heart breaks. Babies with parents that don't visit, babies that have not survived the night, babies that will be permanently disabled and I have my Brody, finally. And although Master Brody took his time getting here and although he had a very rough start. He is Good!!! My blessing are so great! Praise the Lord!