Thursday, May 24, 2007

Amazing little fella

In response to my post below, thank you for your prayers! Baby "Robby" was born today after lunch and was 5lbs. 10oz.!!! What a good size for only 34.5 weeks!! Very impressive...

I ask for your continued prayer for the little guy as he's not yet breathing well on his own. While he's avoided the ventilator up to this point, he has a nasal cannula and is under an oxygen hood. Poor, sweet baby! He's been moaning and grunting with each breath, which is a sign of respiratory distress, so the doc is keeping an eye on him to see if he can work things out on his own. Time will tell whether or not he'll need a ventilator.

Dear Amy has only been able to hold him for less than a minute(!) following his birth, but recently was able to visit him in the nursery. Can you imagine? How stressful for a first-time mother! Please pray for her and Rob's emotional state as they weather the early arrival and all the craziness that comes with it. My little M came at 36 weeks by induction due to my skyrocketing blood pressure. The whole process was rather overwhelming, especially dealing with some of the issues little guys face (jaundice, etc.) I feel such compassion for what they must be enduring... yet praise God for Robby's apparent health and stature.

He's a slightly littler blessing than expected, but an amazing blessing nonetheless.

Thank you for your prayers. Have a blessed evening.

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