1-13-09

1-12-09

Tub Time! Today my mom and I gave Zoey a bath! She is so cute. She is going to hate me someday, but I had to get in one picture of her tiny hiney! There is nothing to it...She does so great in her tiny tub. She doesn't fuss or cry or anything. She is squeaky clean now and feels better! They bring in a big heating lamp to help keep her warm. After her bath, we wrapped her up and she fell right to sleep. She has had a big day. They have moved up her bottle feeding to two bottle feeds to one tube feeding. (2/3) She is doing so awesome. She was also weened down a little bit more off of her oxygen and doing great. She is starting to nurse a little bit too. We are starting to get the hang of that. She is amazing. She is weighing in at 3 lbs. 14oz. Four pounds is right around the corner. That seems huge to us! God is so good! Please pray for Zoey tomorrow for a couple of things. She has to get a shot tomorrow! Yuck! I wish I could take it for her. The other thing is they are going to start the process of weening her off of her oxygen completely...so basically they do some 'trial runs'. We are praying that her little lungs will just do great. Thanks for your prayers! God continues to move! More tomorrow...
Love,
Macy

1-11-09

Well, another day, another miracle. Zoey continues to do awesome on her bottle feeding. She is eating like a big girl. We had a nurse tell us today that she has been doing this for 20 years and doesn't see babies as small as Zoey do so well with bottle feeds. We are so thrilled! She is SO much fun. She is so alert after her feeding. She was bright eyed tonight after I fed her. I think she is going to have big brown eyes like her daddy. Speaking of her daddy, he picked out her outfit for today. We had to get in a little leopard print in! Her oxygen levels have been leveled out. She is at a very low setting and is doing great. It is a real possiblity that we may take her home on oxygen. We pray that that won't be the case, but if it means having her home sooner...We can do that! We had a huge thing happen today...They actually mentioned 'home' in a sentence to us! If she keeps doing well with her feeding, she will continue to move up and eventually take all 8 feeds with a bottle. Once she does that, we are 'home free'. They are thinking maybe in the next few weeks! It's so incredible to think about taking my miracle home. I can't wait to be home and be a full time mommy. We continue to pray for her to have strength and have energy for her 'meal times'. We hope that when we do get home that when people see her, especially all of you who have prayed for her, they will know and see that she is a REAL miracle and a testimony to God's greatness! We pray that you will all be blessed by knowing that your prayers are the reason why Miss Zoey is here. God answers prayers and is still in the business of doing miracles! We are eternally grateful! We will keep you posted as we are hopefully on the HOME stretch!
Love always,
Macy, Mark and Zoey

1-10-09

1-9-09

Well, not a whole lot has changed since yesturday. Zoey continues to do well with her bottle feeding. She is up to bottle feeding every other feed! She is doing so great. It completely wears her out to suck on a bottle, but she is working so hard and doing awesome. Please pray for strength and energy for her. She is also out of her isolete and the noise around her keeps her from sleeping as well. Please pray for her to rest well and soundly in between her feeds. She needs to really rest to have her strength to eat and grow. Her Gammy and Poppy Dodson came to visit today. She was excited to see them. Gammy even got to hold her for a while. We have enjoyed them being here. Thank you for your continued prayers. The idea of going home seems to be creeping closer and we can't wait! Well, enough for tonight...We love you all!
Macy, Mark and Zoey.

1-8-09

Sorry there are no pictures for today. My ramblings will have to do. Today was a good day for all of us. Pastor Gerry drove up and back to Albuquerque to spend a few minutes with us. He is such a softie when it comes to baby girls (just like Zoey's dad). We are truly blessed to have Gerry as our pastor and friend. Zoey continues to grow and get stronger every day. She just weighed in at a little over 3 lbs. 13 oz. We may have a 4 lb baby by the weekend. She took to her bottle very well today. She actually took the entire 31 cc's. The nurses and doctors continue to be impressed with her progress. They are considering letting her take 2 bottle feeds a day. This is what we need to happen. Her oxygen saturation levels continue to fluctuate. The doctors don't seem worried just frustrated. We have had wonderful nurses today and it has been a blessing. We thank you for your prayers and ask that you continue sending them our way. We serve a wonderful God and feel truly blessed with our situation.

Mark, Macy, and Zoey

1-7-09