October 8, 2010

HAPPY ONE WEEK BIRTHDAY LEVI!!!

MOMMY AND DADDY LOVE YOU SO MUCH!

We go to bed every night and wake up every morning thinking about our little guy. It breaks our hearts to be so close to him yet so far away!

 The first thing we do in the mornings is go see little Levi and get an update from his doctors. This morning was a good morning for Levi. His jaundice levels went down so he was taken off one of his bililights, Thank God!! His platelet levels went down again so they are still fighting with the idea of checking my blood. The doctors said it could either be that he is still technically not supposed to be here which could make his platelets low or that mine are still attacking his. They are going to check his levels again in the morning, which means another heel stick L. Our baby is beginning to look like a pincushion! He is still having a little trouble keeping his body temperature up so we are going to be in the incubator for a few more days. His jaundice is making him have bowel movements quite often, which is causing him to lose weight, the more weight he loses the harder it is to keep his body temperature stable. They started fortifying his milk to increase the calorie count of the breast milk from 20 calories to 22 calories. Hopefully this will help the little guy gain some weight.

            I was able to go to a scrapbooking event yesterday sponsored by the March of Dimes. I got to socialize with other moms with babies in the NICU and their stories are so inspiring. Thank God for other strong moms that love their babies and I am so thankful for the time we got to spend with one another.

So Levi is doing so much better than even two days ago. We are pushing through each day and trying not to focus on the past but focus on the beautiful future that Levi and our family have ahead of us.