All farmers breathed a sigh of relief over the weekend. We finally got some rain! Dan has been busy drilling wheat over the past few weeks. Hopefully this rain will help establish a consistent stand and get our 2013 wheat crop off to a good start. Rain also meant there was a break in harvesting milo and Dan could come with me to see Lorena! Below are some of my favorite pictures of Lorena with her Daddy. I can already tell that she will be able to do no wrong in his eyes. :-)
Lorena continues to make good progress. She weighed 4 pounds and 1 1/2 ounces on Saturday. Her eyes are looking better...the ointment must be helping her infection. She continues to take most feedings through her tube. The nurses keep trying to bottle feed her and she may take half of a normal feeding from the bottle, and the remainder from the tube. We may try breastfeeding in the coming week.
Thanks again for all of the prayers, cards, gifts, and thoughts. Dan and I are grateful for all of our friends and family (far and wide) that have encouraged us along this journey.
Oops...the pictures posted twice!
ReplyDeleteI found your blog through Trever and Krista and have enjoyed reading your story. We also had a baby born at 28 weeks who was 2 pounds 9 ounces and 15 1/4 inches long!!! How amazing that both babies were exactly the same! Your story is incredibly similar to ours. We faced many of the same struggles as you are facing right now. Take comfort knowing that our baby boy is now 15.5 pounds and almost 8 months old! Looking back now, we have wonderful memories of the NICU. We met amazing people and had some really good times with our little man! We will be praying for your family!
ReplyDeleteKayla - That is crazy! Our babies were the same size! We have had some good memories in the NICU too. It is so awesome to look back and see how far Lorena has come. I'm sure you felt the same way about your son. Our babies are so courageous! Thanks for the prayers and for following our story.
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