Just gotta have faith...

So Lorelei has hit multiple milestones since the last post. She has gotten her feeding tube out; hit over 5lbs; is breastfeeding and bottle-feeding like a champ; and pooping without any difficulty! (She will not be getting any boyfriends smelling like that! Maybe that's a good thing :-P)

So Lorelei has a common Preemie condition of Brady Cardia (the brain doesn't tell the heart to beat). Babies overcome this sometime after the 36th week gestation when born prematurely. Now, most babies who are born early aren't realeased until after 36-37 weeks. Tomorrow Lorelei will be 36 weeks. She had two brady's last night that she did not self recover from. The nurses had to shake her (not like shaken baby, just kinda poke her) to wake her up and stimulate the brain. No use of anything, so it isn't "that serious", but serious enough that if she was home we may have walked in and found her not breathing... I have to thank God that she is where she is... but it's almost impossible not to be mad, angry, scared, hopeless, etc... Lorelei is still so far ahead than the average baby, but I cannot stop being filled with hurting emotions knowing the first 5 weeks of her life are behind us and we've been with her about 48 hours total. Is that fair? Here are the pictures we have not posted yet. Check out snapfish or facebook for the rest!

With Doubly Great Aunt Belinda

Happy St. Patty's Day! In Great Aunt Cathy's blankey!

I am too cute...

Great Grandma, Grandpa, and Pa!

I caught them sleeping with the blanket over both of them... Jared caught me taking a picture. More pictures are on Snapfish and Facebook.