28 Jan January 28th 2010
Another day has come and gone and Makoa is more precious than ever. He didn't eat all that well today and in fact lost a couple ounces, but I'm pretty sure it's just because he's worried about his Mommy. To tell you the...
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27 Jan January 27th 2010
I saw a shooting star on my way to the hospital tonight. I think the Man upstairs is a better bet, but I'm not opposed to wishing on a shooting star. I can't tell you my wish, otherwise it won't come true, but...
26 Jan January 26th 2010
It doesn't happen very often, but I was caught completely off-guard today. As you know, Makoa has been progressing nicely and we finally had a diagnosis of Icthyosis Syndrome. It is, of course, the mantra of the NICU; Take it one day at a time....
25 Jan January 25th 2010
We heard something for the first time today from the staff in the NICU: "When you take him home". The terminology has changed and it is beautiful. We don't have an exact date, but we remain cautiously optimistic that it will be...
24 Jan January 24th 2010
Since I already gave a mini-update earlier today, I thought I would post a video I took tonight when I arrived at Torrance Memorial for Makoa's evening feeding. He's doing great, continuing to get stronger. Now that we have a firm diagnosis, we can focus on...
24 Jan Thank You Pastor Gary!
I'm sitting here with Tiffany and Makoa and I am thankful. The nurses were able to find a suitable vein in his hand so we haven't had to poke him in his head yet. Praise God! We also made it to church this morning...
23 Jan January 23rd 2010
We're so thankful to have received the "good news" from the doctors yesterday regarding his diagnosis. A dermatologist came by to examine Makoa today and noted his dry-skin and prescribed some Aquafor lotion to put on him. We are very familiar with this because we...
22 Jan January 22nd 2010
I feel like I've just spent an entire day at Six Flags riding the same roller coaster over and over. As you know, I received a call from Tiffany letting me know that they had found a couple blisters on his foot. I left work...
22 Jan One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Tiffany got a call this morning on her way into see Makoa letting her know that they had discovered some blisters on his foot. The doctors now think he has another infection, but they aren't sure what it is so they have to run another...
21 Jan January 21st 2010
It's amazing how much you can tell about Makoa's personality even after just two weeks. After tonight, I'm calling him my "Little Michael Phelps" for a couple reasons. The first is obvious, the doctors had such a hard time extracting him from the womb because...