~ life ~ love ~ family ~

For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
Psalm 139:13-16

It has been four weeks since my last post, and so much has happened. On July 30th, Jon and I took Shon and Cory to meet their baby sister for the first time. Cory thought Olivia was his "baby", and could not give her enough kisses. Shon, on the other hand was very anxious and afraid to get close to her. He was completely content to sit on the stool and watch the activity in the NICU.

On August 3rd, Olivia had a G-button feeding tube put into her stomach. She has always been a great eater, but since her trach, she has not had the stamina to finish her bottles. In order for her to continue to grow and thrive, she needed the GB tube to give her the remaining formula that she doesn't finish.

On Friday August 14th, after almost 6 months, we finally got to bring Olivia home. It was a very exciting and anxious day. We arrived at the hospital at noon, signed discharge paperwork, put Olivia in her carseat, loaded the van with more medical equipment than I can describe, tearfully said goodbye to the amazing doctors and nurses at St. Joseph's NICU, and headed home with our fragile little one.

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I am in awe of little Liv who was only 1 lb. 9 oz. at birth, but is now 11 lbs. 9 oz. I watch her as she sleeps and as she is loved and played with by my husband and kids. I truly believe that she is a little miracle and God has great things planned for her. I thank God that He has blessed us with her life.