Above: This is Jrew loaded to go home for the 2nd time in the first 5 days of his life.
Above: This is a pic from the food court area of the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. It's a beautiful hospital and they do amazing things for sick children. IN addition, they treat the whole family as guests and provide plenty of support and resources for mom and dad.
Above: This is Jrew in the UV light box. We hated putting him in it. But here he is taking a bottle of breastmilk from Thomas, except he sort of "held" it up on his own for a few seconds. :) We were only able to take him out for 30 minutes at a time and he was sometimes still hungry after he was put back in the box.
Below: We decided to pose for a picture with our auto timer to celebrate going home for real this time!
Above: This pic is of Baby Jrew in the dreaded UV light box. We hated it but it helped him get well for sure. They had to protect his eyes from the light so we had to keep them covered with a little blindfold. Also a dreaded thing.
FINALLY: We thank God for orchestrating all of the events in the way that he did. Granted, it was really tough taking our newborn into the hospital for treatment and even harder to let go of him in order for him to be placed in the light box. I also understand that in perspective, there are many parents who have the burden of much more and our situation was a somewhat "common" thing for babies to deal with. However, God is still good and AMAZING. We are so thankful for this baby boy and pray that God will continue to help him grow and be healthy. Thank you all for your prayers, e-mails, and phone calls. We can't thank you enough for being so encouraging. The first week is official today at 12:19 pm. Who in the world would've guessed.
2 comments:
Congratulations! Jrew is a beautiful little boy. I know people have giving you advise and telling you how "things are going to change" and "they grow up real fast" blah blah blah. Just enjoy every moment, don't forget about the past and dream about what God has in store for you, Thomas, and Jrew for the future. Take care and hope you get some rest. Dan D... PS: That is the coolest name I have seen in a while!
just caught up on all the photos and posts. jrew is soooo cute. I wish I could grab him right out of the video of him smile-sleeping. He looks like a little shrinky-dink of Thomas!!! Cannot wait to see you all again and now little Jrew. much love and prayers...for sleep ! Auntie mj
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