Busy week...

Trying to get any info on Baby Love is next to impossible.  The med center PICU was very helpful with some of the supplies for her feeding tube and heart meds.  I have already followed up with her pediatrician and he is wonderful.  He has seen her since birth so he really knows her and the whole staff at his office was wonderful and SO thankful that she's in care!  The ped gave me permission to put her on continuous feed at night via the pump so the last 2 nights I've gotten more sleep :)  This makes for one happy mama.  Sprout LOVES this new baby (so do my other children).  She really blends in with our family.  Today we got started with W*I*C  and finally met the county worker (who is new).  We had a home visit too and our agency worker happens to have a son with the same heart condition.  Sounds like maternal grandparents will be working a reunification plan. What ever happens, we are trusting that God has a plan for sweet Baby Love. 

This sweet Baby Love

She is SO tiny!  I spent most of Saturday afternoon in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. I was re-trained in feeding tubes, pumps how to dose and distribute meds via mic-key button and what red flags to look for and complications of VSD.  Baby love was born at 33 weeks gestation and was only 3.7.  She is a special needs baby.  We have made it through 2 nights waking up every 3 hours to feed first by mouth and the rest by tube.  No caseworker has been assigned to the case yet.  Her pediatrician is wonderful and she is in VERY good hands. Our goal is to grow big and strong so she can have her heart repaired.  We're at 8 pounds today.  More soon!

Baby Love

Later this morning I will be heading to the hospital to pick up a sweet baby girl, Baby Love.  She is a 5 mo old with very special needs.  We are so excited to love on her and watch her tiny 8 pound 3 ounce body GROW and GROW!  Praying God goes before me and trusting that others will see HIM in all I do. 

I had a dream...

Woke up this morning right after I had a dream that Sprout's baby brother was removed from bio mom's care.  That's all I remembered but you KNOW I woke up and checked my phone and cell for any missed calls last night :)  (There were none...)  :p

New direction

This past weekend was a HUGE milestone for me. There was a large local consignment sale and I sold my double stroller, exersaucer, baby swing, gender neutral bedding sets, tons of clothes and many other items I THOUGHT would have taken YEARS for me to be ready to get 'rid' of.  So right now, I am left with an infant car seat, a pack n play, a travel crib and a bumbo seat.  So, when (if) the phone rings I either have to say no...or go shopping  :)

Court

During court yesterday, custody of Baby B was given to his father.  I left court, came home to get him and brought him back up to the court house and handed him to his father.  Praying he is safe.  Please pray for this sweet boy. We do not feel he is safe with his father.  The judge did not even ask about the living conditions or history of the bio dad and Baby B has only been with him for about 6 supervised hours in the last 11 months.  He is, essentially, a stranger. 

What in the world???

I have to laugh.  Because things like THIS only happen to me!!!!