Quick update on Jadyn

Good morning!

It's been a big week, that's for sure, and we have much to be thankful for. Last night Sandra and I sat in the NICU with Jadyn until around midnight. Sandra was given the opportunity to nurse Jadyn. Jadyn has only been fed through a tube so far, so she usually starts well and then loses interest. But apparently that is to be expected, and she should come around before long. They have upped her feedings 25 to 40 mL every 4 hours. That's a great sign, because she is processing everything well and her tummy is handling it. Once again, we praise God for His mercy and power.

They removed all of Jadyn's IV fluid lines last night, so she is nearly tube-free now. She is still getting a little oxygen occasionally through a little tube clipped to her nose, and she has the electrodes to monitor her SATS still connected. She has three more doses of antibiotics and then she should be done (Monday, I think). Again, we don't have a date that she will be released. Her breathing needs to slow down and steady out, and it's pretty much a day-to-day progression. But she's doing better and we are being as patient as we possibly are able.

They also moved Jadyn out of the "Giraffe" bed (which looks somewhat like a space-age incubator with all sorts of bells and tubes and a retractable lid) into a regular bassinet that any baby sleeps in. There is much more room around our "pod" in the NICU now, and we'll be sitting up there with her more. Sandra is going to continue to nurse, and I'm picking out a good book to hold me over until my turn. I think I'll start with "Everyday Talk" by John Younts.

We'll be heading back to the hospital soon. Jeremiah and Grace love the playroom, and Amber has been a great help watching them to give us more time. Adrian has been up to meet his little sister, too, and I always feel good to watch how they both fawn all over their baby siblings. We are all blessed immeasurably by little Jadyn, and we hope to bring her home soon.

Thank you all again from the deepest reaches of our hearts for your love and support. We are blessed.

"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, 5because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints," Philemon 1:3-5