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PURE & SIMPLE IDEALS

Sometimes an idea becomes something much bigger than that original idea. It becomes an ideal. That thing by which all other things are graded. It doesn’t happen very often. Oar maybe it happens so often that we’re less impressed by it now than we were as a people at one point or another. Either way, […]

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EVER FEEL LIKE LIFE DOESN’T STOP?

… Well, that’s because it doesn’t.  As much as we might like for it to, it won’t. Time ticks on. We get older. It’s just what happens. Maybe it’s because I’m a man… or maybe it’s because I’m younger than Angie is, but it doesn’t bother me that I’m in my “late 20s” anywhere near […]

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DAY 14// 348 HOURS

+ 12:30AM – MAY 21, 2009 + 348 hours ago, I was covered in paint with a handful of preschool and kindergarten kids. 348 hours ago, I got the phone call that he was going to be born on May 6. Now, nearly 1600 miles later, 1000 miles over the need for an oil change, […]

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DAY 13// THE END MAY BE IN SIGHT

At this moment, Angie and I are both curled up on a hospital twin bed watching Isaac breathe.  We’re not sure how else you check to see if a baby is doing OK without monitors and bells. This AM we got a call from the hospital asking if we’d like to “room in” tonight.  That’s […]

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A COUPLE OF THINGS BEFORE I GO TO BED//

#1. We know a lot of people are praying for Isaac and for us.  It’s down to the last issue.  As previously stated, he’s had some heart rate drops that are keeping him from passing his car seat test.  Tonight was no different.  I talked to the nurse about 15 minutes ago and he made […]

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DAY 12//

Homey was not happy with Mom & Dad today. The doctor “did something” to his junk this morning. He’s been grouchy ever since. Right now he’s sleeping, as comfortably as possible, in Mom’s arms.  But, as you can see, he didn’t want to look at us. In order to help with the reflux, they’ve begun […]

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DAY 10//

Today has been a good day… if you’ll notice the picture, the nasal cannula is gone!  This morning at about 9:45 they took him off all breathing support and he’s doing well!  At 11:30, Angie fed him his whole bottle (all 45cc’s).  This was the second in a row today!  They’re going to leave the […]

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DAY 9// STAYING AWAKE

(LINK TO TODAY’S PHOTO) Time in the NICU is like time nowhere else. It just disappears. I’m not sure if it’s because we’re sitting here staring at our son or if it’s because it’s so different than the rest of life. It’ll feel like we’ve been there for 15 minutes and it’s been 2 hours. […]

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DAY 8//

Not much new to report since yesterday. The nurse today did take Isaac off the HI-FLOW this morning and put him onto the regular nasal cannula. He’s still taking most of his feedings from bottle. Angie just finished giving him his 2:30 feeding where he took 32 of 44 cc’s. Side note: cc’s & ml’s […]

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HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

The NICU isn’t a place you usually hear much laughter. With a name like Isaac (which means “he will laugh”) I would expect nothing less from this little one. And the proof: He just farted on his mom. I heard it on the other side of the room. She’s now turning up her nose from […]

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