Jackson & Haven Update

Jackson and Haven are a week and a half old already! Hard to beleive. They are doing very well. Both are under 3 pounds now, but that is normal. Babies are expected to lose up to 10% of their body in the first week of birth. They have started regaining weight in the last few days...slowly but surely. They are rapidly increasing their feedings and adding addional calories to their milk to boost their growth.

Rebekah and I went to a luncheon for NICU parents on Wednesday. It was more evident how well they are doing after we left. All of the medical staff have told us how well they are doing, but we had nothing to really compare them to. Jackson and Haven were born at the earliest gestation from the babies represented and they seemed to be doing the best. Some were two to three weeks ahead of them and were still on oxygen. We are so thankful for how well they are doing. God just continues to bless us with them. Please pray for these other parents, and any for that matter, that have preemies in a NICU. It is a very hard thing to see your babies in an incubator with wires and tubes, to rarely be able to hold them, and to feel like you can't really protect them. It truly takes surrendering them to God, laying them at His feet and trusting Him with their lives. I never really thought about Phillipians 4:13 applying to an infant, but even a baby can do amazing things through Him.

Thanks again to everyone for all the amazing comments, well wishes, and prayers. It is overwhelming to think about how Jackson and Haven have seemed to touch so many hearts at only a week and a half old. Please continue to pray for their progression and for the many other babies in NICU's. Just the one here at Presby Plano has 31 preemies.