Makoa had to be placed back on low-levels of oxygen last night. Apparently his heart-rate and saturation levels were dropping so they wanted to put him back on O2 just to make sure everything was okay. The nurses said it's quite common for them to...
I found a little slice of Heaven tonight. There is something so pure and magical about holding this little man in your arms. I can't quite put my finger on it, but there is such a sense of peace and calm when you hold Makoa, it's...
Thanks to Aunt Tracy for not only spending so much time with Makoa when we can't be there, but for also filming Makoa today. I suppose we need to thank Uncle Cory too for getting her the camera too!! ...
Notice anything different about our little guy? No Tubes! They removed his oxygen tubes this morning at 6am because he was breathing so well. He still has his gavage feeding tube in, but hopefully that will come out when he gains more strength. Tracy came early...
The big move...
Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God: But only he who sees, takes off his shoes, The rest sit round it, and pluck blackberries. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning I'm done plucking blackberries. There is God all around us and we need to open our eyes. Thank...
I'm sitting here in the NICU as I'm writing this, watching Tiffany rock our sweet Makoa. This is the first time I've seen him today because I was with the other children this morning. Tiffany got up early this morning and went down to the...
We've made it home. It was, of course, bitter-sweet. Wonderful to see our two children and hold them, but very empty to see a childless crib. I was very proud of Tiffany as she held up well as we were leaving the hospital. All of...
Makoa has had another great day today. Working with the feeding specialist, we were able to identify an optimal feeding position and nipple size for our little man. As you know, we were granted an extra day here because we were supposed to meet with the...
It's funny how things workout sometimes. As you know, we were supposed to go home today, but because of the doctors coming from outside Torrance Memorial to evaluate him and the fact that Tiff's doctor was unavailable to discharge her made for one more night...