Good Days

Last Thursday brought us much delight when Emersyn had her first day of feeds and boy does she like her mama’s milk! Unfortunately, she has yet to drink it herself and is fed through a feeding tube placed through her mouth into her stomach as it is still too early in her development, but her body is responding very well so far. She has grown to a whopping 2lbs 9oz and her incision area has been healing slowly but quite well. The doctors said they are proud of her and continue to be amazed with her fantastic strides. We are very happy to hear the positive outlook from the staff and it has felt good to have a few days of uneventful moments !


With Emersyn doing so well, we have felt freed up to spend more time with our little guy Zack. Spending time with him is a breath of fresh air and we’ve enjoyed giggling and chasing him around. Spending time looking at life through a toddler’s eyes is a welcome retreat from the stress of the NICU. Right now, Zack’s favorite thing is to sit and make faces at you to see if he can make you laugh or smile. He’s become an expert at making us giggle too. He’s quickly becoming quite the landscaper as well as he spends long bits of time pushing his bubble-making lawnmower around Nana and Grandpa’s backyard just like his Grandpa. He absolutely loves playing outside. In true boy fashion, he loves bouncing rocks on the concrete patio and running through the sprinkler to eat Nana’s baby tomatoes fresh off the vine. We feel so blessed that he is relatively unaffected by the journey we are making with Emersyn and are so thankful that he is so loved and well taken care of at Nana and Papa’s house. He is a happy boy!!!

As always, we are blessed and so thankful to have such wonderful family and friends caring for our little family!