Ira had a good day. He slept quite a bit but had some good awake time. We have yet to start feeding him Laura's milk via the G-tube. He is being fed through the IV with TPN. The good news is that Ira's rate of oxygen is pretty low at 23-25%. Ira was hovering around 30% before the surgery. We are cautiously optimistic.
Laura and I are trying to recover from the weekend. Between Ira's surgery, the wedding and church, we're whipped. Have I said lately how thankful I am that Laura's mom is here? She was to leave on Tuesday but asked if she could hang around a bit longer. I hope Laura and I didn't look too desperate when we said, "PLEASE DO!"
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I have a good friend in Sugar Land, TX named Steve. I mentioned Steve in my May 7 post. He came to be with us and our family when Ira was born. He returned home in time to be with his family as his sister gave birth to Noah. Noah lived eight days before going home to be with God.
Laura and I have become e-friends (is there such a thing?) with Steve's sister and brother-in-law through sharing our NICU experiences. We have grieved heavily the loss of Noah even though we never met him and don't know his parents. Their faith through this struggle is a testament to Laura and me. Take the time to go over to their blog to hear some of their latest thoughts on the life of Noah.
Steve woke up the other morning at 4 a.m. with Ira on his mind and heart. He hopped out of bed and went to work. He created this page where people could help out tangibly. And on behalf of Noah Whaley, they purchased 500 bracelets with Ira's name on them and are hoping to sell them. More information to come.
Thanks, Steve and thanks, Noah.
Laura and I are trying to recover from the weekend. Between Ira's surgery, the wedding and church, we're whipped. Have I said lately how thankful I am that Laura's mom is here? She was to leave on Tuesday but asked if she could hang around a bit longer. I hope Laura and I didn't look too desperate when we said, "PLEASE DO!"
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I have a good friend in Sugar Land, TX named Steve. I mentioned Steve in my May 7 post. He came to be with us and our family when Ira was born. He returned home in time to be with his family as his sister gave birth to Noah. Noah lived eight days before going home to be with God.
Laura and I have become e-friends (is there such a thing?) with Steve's sister and brother-in-law through sharing our NICU experiences. We have grieved heavily the loss of Noah even though we never met him and don't know his parents. Their faith through this struggle is a testament to Laura and me. Take the time to go over to their blog to hear some of their latest thoughts on the life of Noah.
Steve woke up the other morning at 4 a.m. with Ira on his mind and heart. He hopped out of bed and went to work. He created this page where people could help out tangibly. And on behalf of Noah Whaley, they purchased 500 bracelets with Ira's name on them and are hoping to sell them. More information to come.
Thanks, Steve and thanks, Noah.
posted by jch at
8:46 PM
3 Comments:
I am so thankful that you guys have family there with you at this time...I admire your strength in the day to day living...we know who gives that strength and we praise HIM. So glad that Ira is hopefully some better. I've never known a baby so covered in prayer 24/7. The bracelets are a great idea...I know you can count on Tahoka...GOD bless you all.
Diann
Hi Joe and Laura.
I am a college friend of your cousin Jennifer. She asked me to pray for Ira before he was born and I read your Blog everyday.
I think the website that Steve has created is Great!
Praying in Nashville,
Sara
I look forward to wearing a reminder of Ira everyday. I am so thankful to Steve that he set this up. It gives those of us who care about you and your family a chance to help out and carry a very minuscule amount of the load that you are carrying.
Glad to hear that Ira had a good day yesterday. Hopefully it will be followed with many more good days.
God bless,
Rebecca Leggett
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