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All is well

and is just as it should be. Henry is home and being loved and held every single second of the day. His brothers and sisters love him so much. They are making up for lost time also. We are all tucked and all together. We are complete.

This is the day he came home from the hospital.

 

Pictures of Henry

This is from last Sunday. He was still on Oxygen and his feeding tube and his IV. They are not the clearest snapshots but we didn't want to turn on the flash.

This was the day that I walked in the nicu and his Nasal Cannula and NG tube were removed. I could see his little face!! His poor little cheeks are all red from all of the tape.

And this is today. One week old. It has gone by so fast and yet, has gone by so painfully slow.

Sweet baby.

Henry's Progress

Hi everyone,
Henry is doing awesome!! He is off of the oxygen and his feeding tube. I am allowed to nurse him three times a day. At first he was having a hard time latching on but now he knows exactly what he is doing. They were able to get a pic line started on him. That is a line that will last a bit longer than an IV. It is nice that he won't have to be "stuck" a number of times. He still has quite a few days left of antibiotics and can't come home until those are finished. I am so thankful that I was a nicu nurse. I think I would be even more of a mess if I didn't have that experience or knowledge.
This has been such a hard time for our family. Terry is my rock. This man, I don't know what I would do without him. He is tirelessly and unselfishly taking care of his family in such a big way. He is continuing to coach football and get the kids where they need to be, run me to and from the hospital, keep us fed, and work out of the house. There has even been some homeschooling going on. Last night when I realized I wasn't going to make Henry's evening feeding because it was going to be late at night, I collapsed into a heap of tears (oh the emotions) he was there to hold me up. What a beautiful example he is for our children.
I also have to say something about this community. We haven't been here that long. It is amazing how everyone has rallied to help take care of our family. There have been meals, laundry help, another family expecting their 11th child in a few weeks had our seven children over for the day to play and even fed them dinner. Amazing. The hands and feet of Christ.
It is strange, mentally, I am not fully home and I am not fully with Henry. Also trying to heal from the c-section. I feel like I'm in a big fog. This will pass soon and we will all be home together. Right now I am clinging to Jesus. Continued thanks for your prayers. May God bless you.

The power of prayer

Henry has had an amazing 48hr. Wow, when you all pray you don't mess around. I can not tell you how comforting it has been knowing that people all over the country have been praying for our little guy.
They were able to extubate (take out the breathing tube) during the night on the eighth. They were then able to start him on some tube feedings and I was finally able to hold him! They have been slowly weaning him from his oxygen. He is currently on 2L at about 25 percent. Huge improvement. Last night his breathing had slowed down enough that we were able to bottle feed him. He did so well. Today they may let me try and nurse him!! The nurse last night was able to get him off of the warmer and into a crib. He is going to be on a long course of antibiotics to clear up the pneumonia. He is making great progress. Every chance I get I am at his bedside holding him. I told Terry when Henry does get to come home I am never going to put him down ;0) here is a picture of him from yesterday.
I am posting from my iPhone so not sure how the picture will post. You may have to turn your head :0)
Thank you all for your prayers.

Update

First, thank you all so much for your prayers. They mean so much to us right now. Yesterday afternoon after seeing no improvement in his clinical condition and some bad blood work that measures how effectively Henry is breathing, the neonatologist thought it best to put Henry on a ventilator. They think the culprit is a pneumonia. The poor little guy is really working to breath. They started him on antibiotics and we are praying for improvement. The dr. Is hopeful that they can get him off the vent tomorrow and back on a nasal canula. They also are starting him on some tube feedings to get his little tummy going. It is all in Henry's time. So right now we just wait and trust and pray. I will keep you all updated.

Prayers for Henry Ambrose

Henry Ambrose is here! He was born yesterday at 4:23 via c-section. He weighs 6 pounds and 10 ounces. Thank you everyone for your prayers, but I am begging you for more please! Our little guy is in the nicu. He is on oxygen and has an IV. He is not yet ready to eat anything because he is breathing so fast. I was able to hold him last night for a little while. Every chance I get I am at his bedside. We prayed the Rosary together this morning on this beautiful feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. It seemed to calm him down a bit. I was also able to bring my iPad into the nicu and I Skyped with the kids and they were able to see baby Henry live. It was so precious to hear all of the children oooo and awww when they saw their new baby.
I am up and about without much pain, which is miraculous to me. Your prayers must be working!
Please pray that Henry turns himself around soon. I am aching for him something fierce. This is so hard. I am going to try and post a picture via this iPad. Not sure how it will turn out.
I will keep you all updated.
God bless

I think this picture is probably going to post upside down. I will post more pictures when I can.

Prayers Please!!

Today is the day!! It seems our little one is going to make his appearance today!! We would so appreciate your prayers! God bless you!

This was taken on Sunday just before Joe's football game. (Belly shot for Grandpa and Aunt Sussie!!)