Terribly Poetic

Just a short update on our cute little bundle. Thursday marked another return to the hospital as her meds got increased yet again. In the process she got weighed and checked over again. This time we got the news that she wasn’t gaining as much weight as she should be, even with the supplemental feedings from a bottle. As well her breathing had increased again. They would like it to be about 45-50 breathes per minute and her’s was up over 85+. Yikes! They might have to look at changes her meds again when we see the cardiologist again next week. Her little body is just working so hard that she doesn’t have the energy to breast feed naturally. If she doesn’t start gaining weight than they might have to look at giving her a feeding tube. We really want to do everything we can to avoid that. So we have switched to feeding her from the bottle all the time. However, this means Dawn had to pump ALL the time. Therefore we had no choice (unless Dawn wanted to gain huge forearms from using a manual pump) but to buy a very expensive pump. During the months ahead it will get a ton of use and it will also help Dawn to maintain her supply so she could return to breast feeding when the heart issue is fixed. It will be great to have this pump, but financially this was the worst time for this. With Christmas season here, house in the middle of renovations, it wasn’t the best timing. But we know that God will provide as He always has in the past. Please continue to pray that Norah would gain weight and that the God would give us peace and rest. It continues to take its toll on us; especially Dawn. Between pumping every few hours, feedings, medication, the stress of what’s going on and Libby; she finds it very exhausting and is constantly looking for ways to find a nap. On top of that we have been averaging 3 appointments per week. However, I am constantly amazed at my amazing wife. Somehow in between all this she has managed to bake TONS of cookies and Christmas goodies! She deserves the “Mom of the Year” award.

As always we continue to be thankful to all our friends for their support. We will continue to lean on you.

In His Service…