All about our Princess SJ...

Our precious little Princess SJ is 3 weeks old. She is a real beauty. I love to sit and rub her soft skin and long brown hair. How blessed I am as a mother to have this healthy little one in my arms! She now is about 7 1/2 lbs and growing. She sleeps well although the NICU got her on a perfect every 3 hour schedule to eat...that means 12 PM, 3 AM, 6 AM...you get where I'm going with this (-;

Princess SJ recently had her pictures made by our dear friend Brittney. As a new photographer, she is constantly refining her photography skills and asked to take pictures of our little one...what mother can refuse that offer?

Thank you to each one of you that Prayed, Served, Cooked, or Helped with the Girls!! Our family has been incredibly BLESSED by the love and friendship you have bestowed on us.

Princess SJ is Here!

What an exciting, nerve wracking, and sometimes disappointing week we've had. On June 28, I went to the Doctor for my regular OB appointment. After examining me he determined that we were getting close to giving birth. I went home and rested, making sure I stayed close the bed and laid down often all the next day. Finally I had to get up and prepare dinner on Wednesday the 29. While getting that together my water broke. After a quick call to my friend Cheryl, for a ride to the hospital, a call to Tamy to pray, a call to hubby to stay in OKC, and a call to our midwife and friend, we were on our way.

We arrived at the hospital in a timely fashion thinking labor would move quickly. Sixteen (long) hours later we were holding our sweet baby girl. Within the hour we were made aware that Princess SJ was struggling to breath and would be taken to the nursery. She was kept in the nursary until the next morning. At that point they sent the medi-flight team to transfer her. Because the hospitals were so close the team took her by ambulance to our local Children's Hospital. She was placed in the NICU unit with the other critical babies. It is hard to think she was 'that' sick. These babies are 1-2 pounds, born weeks early, in incubators, and on oxygen...yet our little 'princess' got most of the care time for the first little bit.

We received IV's, oxygen, CPAP, feeding tubes, billi lights, in addition to all the monitors. She has been stuck so many times the last 10 days. It is hard to believe our baby is 10(!) days old and she has never met the majority of her family. J man, Grandma S, Papa B, cousins Jana and Aaron, and a few friends are all she has seen.

As of today she was weaned off everything and even packed to come home when her billiruben started climbing again. She was denied her 'get out of jail card' as Tamy referred to it. They put her back on the lights and will test her levels again tomorrow. While we are filled with great disappointment, we also know it is important to do what is best for her health...so we will be patient once again.

~~~praying that God guides us and our children through this time. That blesses all with patience and understanding.

Her name means "Our God is Gracious to our Princess". Both names accurately fit our precious baby.