Thursday, August 22, 2013

Pictures

Here are a few pictures of our little miracle, Emma Grace. All pictures were taken by Adorn Photography. Please check out the website www.adornstudio.com and call Tiffany for your next photo session! Not only does Tiffany take beautiful pictures, but she is a beautiful person and has been such an encouragement to me through this journey with Emma, as she is going through a similar journey with her own little girl. Her photography is truly from the heart.






Friday, August 9, 2013

NICU Graduate!!!!

Emma Grace graduated from the NICU this afternoon! After 7 1/2 long weeks, many tears, many prayers, and many blessings, we brought our little miracle baby home! Driving away from the hospital with both of our girls in the backseat and tears in our eyes was such an incredible feeling. We cannot thank you enough for your support, encouragement, and prayers through this journey with Emma. We absolutely would not have made it through without all of you.

Emma will continue to take the diuretics daily until we follow up with the cardiologist in 3-4 weeks to see how she has progressed. She will start physical therapy in the next week or so. The main thing is, she is home, and she is healthy!

Here are a few pictures from Emma's homecoming. Her big sister Laney and our sweet dog Belle did not want to leave her side!


Ready to go home! Emma is wearing the same dress
I wore to go home from the hospital, and her big sister wore it too!
 
 
Precious girl.
 
Laney loves having a backseat buddy!
 
Belle and Laney are so excited!
 
Proud Big Sister!

Saturday, August 3, 2013

So Close!

* Emma was taken off her cannula this morning! She is breathing great and seems much happier!

* She is also bottle feeding every time starting today! Today is a big day for her, so it will take a little time to adjust and build stamina. Her feeding tube will stay in until she has been bottle feeding for 24 hours.

* Emma had another echocardiogram this week and while the hole in the top of her septum is the same size, the overall function of her heart has improved a lot so the diuretics have been helping! We will continue to give them to her until the cardiologist feels it isn't necessary anymore.

* If Emma continues on the road she is on, we are hoping to bring her home by next weekend! Words can't explain how excited we are for this news! Please pray that Emma stays strong, we are so ready to bring her home and start our lives as a family of 4!

No cannula!
 
We finally took Laney in the NICU to meet her little sister Emma for the first time!
She pet her head, then poked her in the eye. We'll have to work on that..
 
Sweet girl