Let it snow...

My silly mommy dressed me up today in my snow sweater and hat. She is getting me ready for the cold weather that is supposed to blow through!

Lots to update...

Lots has happened this week! Emery is getting ready to go home! She got a new bed in the NICU as you can see from the picture. She got her feeding tube out as you can also see from the picture and she is doing tough love now. Tough love is where they take the feeding tube out and make them take the bottle. If they don't take the whole thing, they at least have to take a certain amount, then they have to get the feeling of hunger and wait a little while to eat. She is doing great with it and has taken all of her bottles so far today!
Emery also hit the 5 lb. mark!!!!! Major accomplishment!
We are getting so anxious to have her home and know that it won't be long and she will be with us.
In other news, Heather had her weight loss surgery today and it went well. I talked to my bro-in-law a little earlier and he said that everything went well. Please pray for her and the next few months as they will be a trying time.
We had a great Thanksgiving. Mom was able to come in and we all went to the hospital and spent the day there. There is nothing like Cafeteria Turkey and gravy... actually it wasn't so bad. Then we went over to J and Jac's for leftovers in the evening of real food! All in all it was a great day! Hope all of yours was blessed!

Thanksgiving with Grandee

I have been having so much fun with my Grandee. She came to visit me for Thanksgiving. Tonight she got to help with my bath! She loved it! Then she held me for a very long time! Look how big I am getting. I am 4 lbs 11 ozs. now. I am going to get to come home very soon!

The nursery is finally done

Finally... All I have left to do is restore/re-do the dresser and knobs, but that will have to wait. I made the lamp and Mary my mother in law covered the glider cushions and made the curtains (thanks Mary!)
All that is missing is Emery! Andrea says that she should be able to come home in about 2 weeks. She is also at a whopping 4lbs 8 ozs. Happy Thanksgiving to all! We all have so much to be thankful for!

More pictures

Pumpkins and Strawberries

Can you believe that I am 4 lbs 5 ozs. already. I am taking off with my bottle skills, so mommy and daddy can see the light at the end of the tunnel and are hoping to have me home by Turkey Day, but we are not quite sure. Please pray for that!

Here are some pictures of our sweet girl we took today! Emery is now 3 lbs. 13 ozs. Not much longer and she will be 4 lbs. We also got some interesting findings today. They think my doctor had my due date wrong and Emery was actually born at 26 weeks and not 28 weeks. Andrea figured this out based on her just acting more like a 33 weeker instead of a 35 weeker. This has a lot to do with her taking the bottle, and why she could really take or leave it right now because they usually do not start taking the bottle until 33-34 weeks which would mean we gave it to her at 30 weeks when they don't even know how to drink from a bottle yet. But of course Emery did... I mean she has deifed every other odd.. why not do it with the bottle to! So we are hoping that she really starts to pick it up this week and next and will be able to come home in 2 weeks as they originally said. She is doing great though and we are so very blessed. I have most of her nursery done and will post pics. just as soon as it is completely finished!

ELVIS IS IN THE BUILDING

Weekend Pictures

Big and Exciting Weekend

Emery and I had such an exciting weekend! My best friend from Texas flew in and her and my best friend Jacqueline and other great ladies threw me a baby shower honoring Miss Emery!
It was a truly wonderful and meaningful day. We had such yummy food and cakes, the decorations were darling and the gifts were amazing. We are so blessed and loved. Here are some of the gifts that I received. The rubber ducky picture is from my mom in law Mary. It was Michael's when he was a baby and she saved it all this time and gave it to Emery. As you can tell from the picture, it was very touching!
Angela made the blanket, diaper bag and brought the table and chair for Em all the way from Midland! You should see my living room, it looks like Christmas. Gifts are everywhere. We got so much stuff. I also was able to buy several things I needed with gift cards, and got her high chair etc.
I wish Mom and Sister could have been here, but I know I will see them soon!
I still have tons of thank you notes to do, so those of you who sent me sweet gifts-please don't think I forgot about it. I will hopefully get them done all next week!

Miss Emery had a fantastic weekend. She is 3lb 5oz now and growing. They have taken her heat off in her bed and are working towards her holding her body temperature which she is doing fabulous at (one of the criteria for going home). She took 17 cc's from her bottle (another criteria) and is still on a little flow of O2, but that soon will probably be off too soon (the last criteria). We are totally working towards her coming home. We were told maybe 2-3 at the most weeks left! Praise God! I am praying she is home by Turkey Day! All my friends got to see her thru the glass this weekend! They were amazed and Angela wanted to take her home to Midland. She is a love bug! Keep praying and we appreciate all of your love and support. I will post a new picture soon!

More pictures from the shower!

I had my eye exam today and everything was good. They just said that my eyes were premature, but everything is, so I guess that is good!
I am in a new nursery now because my staph test that they re-did came back as having it, so they are re-testing me again. Sure wish that they would just make a decision.
I am now 3lbs 1 oz. Mommy says that I am getting some meat on my bones and finally am growing a little butt crack and some cheeks.
My Uncle Matthew and Aunt Jennifer and Cousins got to see me today along with Emily.
Aunt Jennifer said that Alexis has dolls bigger than me. I think they were a little shocked at my small size, but they thought I was very cute!
I am going to be eating from the bottle 2X a day now instead of one, and they are going to feed me every 3 hours now instead of 2.
Mrs. Andrea (my nurse) said that I will probably only have to stay here for 2-3 more weeks. That made my mommy and daddy very happy. Mommy says that she is very ready for me to come home.
Please pray for my staph test to come back negative for MRSA-the kind they think I have that is not able to be treated with antibiotics. Also pray for continued strength for my mommy and daddy as they drive back and forth to visit me everyday.
Grandee is coming to see me at Thanksgiving. She will not believe how big I have gotten! I can't wait to see her!

As you can see from my picture today, I am growing. I weigh 2 lbs 12 ozs. They gave me back my O2 so that It will help me breath a little better as I get tired and forget to breath sometimes. Mommy says that is called apnea and is common in kiddos my size. They still have not gotten results back from my little staph swab they did, but as of yet, nothing has grown on the culture, so let's take that as some positive news. I am taking 16cc's of food now. That is a little over 6ozs. a day. Mommy saw and heard me cry for the first time to her yesterday and it made her cry too. She is such a sap!
She tells me all of the time that she wants to stick me in her purse and take me home, but she understands that I am in a great place being well taken care of. She just loves to kiss on my little head and I she knows that one day she will be able to kiss on me anytime she wants!
I love my daddy so much. Today when he held me, I fell right to sleep in his arms. I can just sense his gentle nature and know that he is the best daddy in the world!
Check out my little arms and legs and how chunky they are getting. Well, chunky for my size at least! How do you like my little dress? Aren't I adorable.