As I sit here in our special hospital room looking over at little Noelle Grace, who a little earlier weighed in at 5 lbs 12 oz., I am amazed how blessed Trey and I are with not one but two beautiful little girls. The past 5 days has been crazy, filled with tears and laughter and sometimes just plain "stress", but first and foremost we thank the Lord for pulling us through it all and thank everyone who has been in prayer for our family!
We came to the hospital around 7:30pm on Feb 18th and by 6:30am Feb 19th we had a new addition to the family. The doctors, nurses, and all the staff at the hospital have gone above and beyond! We learned shortly after Noelle Grace was born that she was having respitory problems and would need to be immediatly admitted to the Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit. By the grace of God I happened to have delivered at one of the finest hospitals in the country for that type of care! How great is our God! And as the days progressed, what was thought to be fluid on her lungs from phenomia, turned out to be fluid from the birthing process which cleared up by Saturday afternoon. And Saturday evening they decided that she was improving enough to move her up to the Pediatric Ward where we could finally room in with her.
It was so hard last Thursday not being able to just hold and cuddle our newborn but we new she was in God's hands and now we are able to totally bond! Trey and Hannah have been bonding the past two nights (as Hannah can't stay up here, so Trey comes as early as he can with her and leaves right before her bedtime)...what an amazing husband and father!
And as of today, even with a little weight loss, the doctor's say she is doing great and looks fantastic! She was able to be taken off her IV at 5am this morning and they say should be able to go home with us tomorrow around noon time! So please be in prayer that we would continue to see God's hand in all of this! Again thank you for all your prayers! We love you all!
And as for Hannah Elizabeth, she already knows that when we say wave to your sister, she can find Noelle and wave her hand to her...It is the cutest thing! She is getting so big and we can't wait until they can both be running around becoming the best of friends!
