Rachel in mommy's arms
Haley's foot on daddy's hand. Wow her foot is so small!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
A day closer...
Today our little girls have had a relatively good day. Haley is hanging strong still from her surgery nine days ago though the thing we would like her to do is POOP. She has not had a bowel movement since before her surgery. They say each baby is different, but it can take up to a week or even longer. Haley does have bowel sounds, just not great ones yet. She will get it going pretty soon, I know she will be fine. Haley is down on her ventilator settings again as well. She is moving in the right direction. The Doctors tell us to give her time and she will poop. Little Rachel is a spitfire, and loves to move around a lot. She has pulled her breathing tube out twice this past week. She really wants the tube out I guess. They had increased Rachel's feeds again today, and has tolerated it very well. Rachel also is on lower ventilator settings. She is strong. She's already lifting her head up when she lays on her tummy. Rachel and Haley are similar with regards to their lungs, and ventilator settings. We are so grateful for their progress. Everyday they progress the closer they are to going home.
Rachel in mommy's arms
Haley's foot on daddy's hand. Wow her foot is so small!
Rachel in mommy's arms
Haley's foot on daddy's hand. Wow her foot is so small!
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What wonderful news and they will get stronger each day they will bring more joy and love to all of you!! God Bless and keep You all in his Loving arms.
ReplyDeletePeggy Kappes
Alvin, Texas
hurray its great to hear good news !!
ReplyDeletethe kindest of thoughts and sweetest of prayers all the way from ireland, love the williams-webster family
Glad to hear of all the steps in the right direction. Praying that the steps from here on out go QUICKER!!! God bless you and your little beauties:-)
ReplyDeleteAwesome news! Your girls really want to come home with you!
ReplyDeleteWow! Your girls continue to amaze!
ReplyDeleteVery soon, they will get to go to their "home-sweet-home" and enjoy the family life they (and you) deserve. Soon, Haley will have a lot of diaper changes. Don't worry about it, she is getting there. Rachel is ready to get rid of the breathing tube and move on to the next "breathing step." She is such a cutie!Congratulations on the progress of the princesses! All my love and prayers. Claudia
ReplyDeleteSo happy to hear the good news! I hope things continue to look up for your family. I'm rootin for you Rachel and Haley so keep growing strong so Mommy and Daddy can take you home!!! You're all amazing, God Bless!
ReplyDeleteThis is such good news. I hope you will be taking your two precious little girls home very soon. You have such tremendous faith and trust in our Heavenly Father and reading your blog is so uplifting. I think you are an amazing, wonderful couple. Thank you for sharing this incredible journey with us. My prayers are with you all the way.
ReplyDeletehappy to hear the girls are having good days. They will be hope with you and Thomas soon.
ReplyDeleteHaley hurry up and have a poo.
I just found your blog and my heart goes out to you and your husband and this journey you are on. My prayers are with you as you continue pressing on to get those girls home! God bless you all.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing these pictures with us! It's great to be able to "see" the ones we're praying for.
ReplyDeletewhat precious pictures! thank you for sharing. i am excited at every post the girls get closer to going home with you!
ReplyDeletei have a 10 yr. old granddaughter who just got her first 'boyfriend note' - about 10 years from now you'll be going through this too --- and you thought getting started was hard- ;-}
she knows she can't date till she is 27.. Gram says.... go girls go!! love to you all, Erma
isnt' it odd that when there is good news shared about the girls that the naysayers are nowhere to be found! I love that the girls are doing so well, I love that picture of her foot with daddy's too cute!
ReplyDeleteOh so tiny yet so perfect in every way!! Treasure the moments as they grow up and become Beautiful young Girls!!! This is just so Precious. I feel like I so know all of you through following your journal everyday!! God's Love is Everywhere in Your lives!!
ReplyDeletePeggy Kappes
Alvin, Texas
How wonderful to hear better news. You guys hang in there. My daughter was in the NICU for 40 days and we were so happy when she came home. Thank you for sharing your life with us. Also, I like the wallpaper background compared to the last one. It was hard to read, may be its b/c of my old age. Hee hee.
ReplyDeleteTake care and hope your babies come home very soon, HOME SWEET HOME.
Blessings,
Nicole from Rosemead, CA
What adorable pictures, but then how could you miss with such darling little munchkins!! So grateful for the good days to help lift you and your spirits. We continue to send prayers from SLC.
ReplyDeleteThe new background and the pictures were not here in the morning (or maybe I was still waking up and didn't notice). I love them! Great job!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Girls!!!! I bet soon enough you will wish there was no pooping going on!! Congrats on the great news.
ReplyDeleteIs Haley getting breastmilk? I talked with my pediatrician after my baby was born 5 weeks early and it took FOREVER for him to have a non-meocomium bowel movement. The NICU doctor said that because breast milk is SO PERFECT for babies, there is not a lot of waste at first and PARTICULARLY in a healing preemie. Isn't that just amazing!? It is a testament to how wonderfully we are created. Anyway, even at-home and perfectly healthy, my guy would have a full week to ten days between poopies! And that was normal (of course they were amazingly enormous poopies). I bet Haley is going to be a stinky girl (to all of our joy!) in no time at all. Please update ;-D
ReplyDeleteGreat news - love the rolls on their chin and knees (rolls are good) =) I can tell they are putting on weight. Thinking of your family always and love reading such great post!
ReplyDeleteLove,
Michele Wallace
It is great! She is looking a little chubby. (wish it was great when people said that about me).
ReplyDeleteJennifer Rogers....Isn't it odd that when there is good news shared about the girls that the naysayers are nowhere to be found?
ReplyDeleteJennifer us "naysayers" are still around...but our posts are being deleted. Sometimes the truth does not want to be heard. I am sure that all of us "naysayers" only wish the very best for these two babies. Like you, we love hearing the good news. I guess it is hard for us to refrain from voicing our opinions on the choices that are being made for them. No harm intended to anyone-especially these babies. I can say I hope they turn out healthy, without any delays or disabilties, lead a normal life and continue bring their parents lots of joy
I think that is what we all want.