Cohen's coming home video

For our Friends and Family who don't have facebook: Brian has put together a montage of Cohen's journey so far. Click the play button below and make sure you make it full screen. You may need some tissues. He did a really great job.

Cohen is 6 lbs today. She is doing very well at home. We love having her here. Brayden is still adjusting. lol. Thank you for continued prayers. We love you all!

She's Home!

Our sweet little girl is home with us. She is sitting in her swing (not swinging) right next to me as I type this. It is hard to believe, for me. I smile every time I look at her; she is precious and beautiful. It's crazy that just 10 short weeks ago, our sweet baby was born weighing just 1 lb 14.7 oz; she even got down to 1 lb 10 oz. I am so happy to report that she was tipping the scales today at 5 lb 6 oz! She is definitely still a little peanut, but she is 3 times as big as she was when she was born.

She was supposed to go home on Wed. See-- Here she is all dressed to go home Wed.

Unfortunately, she had a little reflux issue, scared her Mommy, and had to stay for an extra couple of days. Other than that little issue, she has been great! She would be a 35 weeker if I were still pregnant, which means she has done better than anticipated, coming home already. She is on an apnea monitor, which makes me breathe a little easier. 

None of the kids have been able to meet her due to the rules of the NICU; so today they were very anxious. Carter absolutely adored her, which surprised us; he was sweet and gentle and just wanted to be around her. Brooklyn was even better than we expected. She has the kindest little heart and just talked to Cohen and sang to her while holding her. Bobo bear (Brayden) didn't respond as well. We've never had a tough time bringing new babies home. Bobo is the first child to have an adverse reaction. He just doesn't understand :( He was extremely happy at first; however, when he realized he couldn't grab and hit her-- this was his reaction--

We had to deal with a lot of crying from him all day. I know he will adjust to Cohen, eventually. We will just have to take it one day at a time and keep a very close eye on him.

Here are a bunch of pictures from our day

We are all settled in and ready for the night shift. I'm hoping she sticks to her NICU schedule. I guess we will see how she does. Thank you for your continued prayers. God continues to be faithful to us and we are so thankful!

Bottles!

I'm sorry for the silence. Not much has changed with Cohen and we have been so busy lately. She is now 4 lb 7 oz; 2 kilos is the minimum requirement for her coming home and she hit that number within the last couple of days. She is still breathing completely on her own and the top of her isolet is still popped; she is maintaining her temperature marvelously. Her clothes are so cute on her. She is actually fitting into her preemie clothes.

Cohen is surprising her doctors with how well she is progressing. They don't usually start trying to bottle feed until 35-36 weeks gestation, but Cohen was giving them signs that she was ready to try. She was sucking on her hands and a pacifier, as well as being extremely alert. 

She was almost 33 weeks when she took her first bottle. She only did a few ml's, a couple of times a day. As of yesterday she was eating every other meal from a bottle... the whole meal! The doctor told me this morning that if she is alert today, they are going to try EVERY feeding with a bottle. She is quite the burper... takes after all of us:)

He even told me that she could be home as early as a week and a half from now! I am not prepared AT ALL! We still have to get a carseat, a pack n play/bassinet and ALL of the other things that are required for having a newborn baby.... ahhhh... I am trying not to stress out. We are so beyond thankful to God that she is doing as well as she is. The other stuff will work out, I know. She is so precious and we are thankful that we have been able to hold her and bond with her so much lately. I will continue to update as we get ready to bring her home and I'm sure there will be a ton of pictures to show off once she comes home. This little girl has been a blessing to so many people, already and we know that God will continue His good work through her. 

We love you all and thank you for the continued prayers!