Little bundled Asher staring at the new bigger world!!
His jungle crib toy. He LOVES this thing...in fact, he didn't even care we were in the room last night while that was playing ;)
His jungle crib toy. He LOVES this thing...in fact, he didn't even care we were in the room last night while that was playing ;)
Some more good news....they gave Asher another chest x-ray and he had NO extra fluid around his lungs which means that he is tolerating the breastmilk!!! ;) Answered prayer for sure! They have me adding a bit of formula to the breastmilk to help Asher put on some extra weight. He is practically skin and bones with a belly! Give me a month of good food and good loving and he'll be right as rain ;)
I was trained in using the feeding pump today and it seems pretty easy. It came with a rolling pole to hang the milk on, as well as a nifty travel backpack so that I can feed Asher on the go if I need to go out. In fact, I could probably feed him in my baby sling as long as I wear the little backpack around. That will help a lot since it takes an hour to feed him, every three hours.
Speaking of feeding....check out Matt feasting on Philly Cheese Steak Soup. Since I'm a breastfeeding mother, I get free meals and Matt can order a huge plate for only $5. We found out about this a couple weeks ago and have been taking advantage of it since dinners are so hard to whip together by the time we get home.
Speaking of feeding....check out Matt feasting on Philly Cheese Steak Soup. Since I'm a breastfeeding mother, I get free meals and Matt can order a huge plate for only $5. We found out about this a couple weeks ago and have been taking advantage of it since dinners are so hard to whip together by the time we get home.
I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to Rod and Cheryl Reisman for their gift of restaurant gift cards. They are a huge blessing! I have always tried my best to feed my family well, but lately....I hate to admit it....but we have been pretty much living off of frozen pizza. So, thank you thank you for giving us another option! ;)
Well, that is pretty much it for now. We will have more to tell tomorrow after we get little man back home ;) Thank you to all who have agreed with us in prayer for our little guy to get better. Prayer works and I ask that you please keep it up when he comes to mind. He has a long road ahead of him which may include another open heart surgery in a few months, as well as dealing with possible learning disabilities, speach issues, etc. God loves this little boy so much and we want him to fulfill the purpose he was sent down here to do.
Blessings!
~Erika~
Well, that is pretty much it for now. We will have more to tell tomorrow after we get little man back home ;) Thank you to all who have agreed with us in prayer for our little guy to get better. Prayer works and I ask that you please keep it up when he comes to mind. He has a long road ahead of him which may include another open heart surgery in a few months, as well as dealing with possible learning disabilities, speach issues, etc. God loves this little boy so much and we want him to fulfill the purpose he was sent down here to do.
Blessings!
~Erika~
3 comments:
Yea!!!! I'm so happy for you. I will continue to keep all of you lifted up in prayer as you transition home.
Love & blessings,
Kim
Hooray! I am so happy for you all! Just find a system to set alarms so you dont forget anything... the cell phone, a kitchen timer, whatever it takes.
Cell phone alarm it is...so far it works during the day and I sleep through it at night ;P, but Asher will wake me up if I forget a feed ;)
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