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This is our story; this is our life.

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In the race of life, God our heavenly Father has come alongside us through the person of the Holy Spirit. And

~when we think we can't go one more step,

~when the race becomes painful beyond endurance,

~when our hearts feel heavy,

~when our minds become dull,

~when our spirits are burned out,

we have the comforter who comes alongside us, puts His everlasting arms around us, and gently walks with us.

Friday, August 20, 2010

Kaylan Does NOT Suck....

....as well as she is supposed to yet.  She has had some trouble taking her bottle the last couple of days, which is the major prerequisite for getting discharged.  She is having issues with her Suck-Swallow-Breathe coordination; she has only taken 1 bottle in the last 3-days whereas last weekend she was taken 3-bottles a day. 

Yesterday's doctor mentioned a "swallow-study" might be ordered to find out exactly what the cause of her feeding issues are.  Today's doctor said he thought it might be a little early to perform the fairly invasive study.  He wants to give her some more time.  We are praying that she starts taking getting better at taking her bottles so she can move that much closer to coming home. 

She has been through so much, and I am sure this is just another hurdle that she will overcome.  We keep thinking she is going to catch a break and be able to take 3 or 4 steps forward without taking any steps back, but that simply has not happened.  We will just stay in prayer and continue to trust God's timing on this latest issue.

The babies are 10-weeks old today and only 1-week away from their due date.  When I think back over the past 10-weeks and think about what the twins have gone through and then remember they aren't yet to their due-date, I am so grateful for the out-of-the-womb progress that we have been blessed to watch. 

What Kaylan lacks in her ability to suck, she is definitely making up for in the cute department...



















4 comments:

Unknown said...

Aww, bath time. I love the...second picture, I think? It looks like she's raising her eyebrow, barely deigning to acknowledge the camera. :)

Also, it WAS the Muppets:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpRap-zHZHY

Anonymous said...

Kaylan is beyond precious! Evne though she is tiny and is so very strong! She has come so far and she will continue to fight (just like her momma)!

Love ya,
Megan

Gina said...

Definitely cute! You're gonna have so much fun dressing her!

Will pray about the sucking issue and continued strength for the parents!

Sarah Jane said...

If she can suck that big ole paci then she can suck anything lol come on baby kaylan!!! Always praying for y'all!