Monday, January 18, 2010 6:15 PM, EST
DAY 19Thank you to my old friend, Elizabeth Crocker Thomas, for a great inspiration
"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." Martin Luther King, JR.
I hope all of you had a nice holiday and day of service and remembrance. I also want to share with you this saying by one of the mothers who lost her child to pProm:
"There is no foot too small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world."- unknown
We had a nice family day. David and I took turns visiting MG. She was steady on the vent, oxygenating well. When I arrived she had just done a great thing! She pooped. We've been waiting on pins and needles for this as intestinal infection is a rare but scary thing in the NICU and their guts aren't supposed to work for 3 more months. As the now 25weeker, Jayden's parents, remind us, we are so elated for the smallest things we took for granted with our other children. I'm happy to say Jayden is doing well, so thank you for your extra prayers for him. MG's other roomate, Connor, the 42-weeker who suffered a chemical burn in the lungs from swallowing meconium at birth, is almost ready to go home and a cute, cuddly 10 pounder.
MG woke up for a few minutes and looked right at me. After 4 or more days of sitting silently beside her, I was able to sing to her and offer her my pinky for her to suck (my favorite thing!). It was nice to get the chance to soothe her to sleep! David and I sit for hours hoping to get 5 minutes of this type of interaction.
We spent the afternoon as a family visiting some holiday train exhibits with James before they closed. Things we didn't get to do during the 3 months of bed rest. James is one happy boy. He'll make a great big brother.
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