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Dec 2010
Kangaroo Care
Guess what I got to do tonight?! Hold my baby.
It required a lot of work and a couple of nurses to stabilize his breathing tube and his millions of other wires to move him to my arms, but it was so incredibly worth it. Pax snuggled right into me, and for an hour he did nothing but sleep soundly, and I did nothing but embraced him and prayed for his healing. His monitors didn’t beep one time in that hour, and my heart was so full. We both felt right at home.
We were also able to start feeding Paxon some milk today. I cannot even describe to you the joy this brought me! He’s been here for 7 days and the only thing he’s been getting are nutrients, no food. As a mom, all you want to do is feed your child, and it was killing me to not be able to do that. He was getting what his body needs, but his little belly was still empty. So now we’re feeding him about a tablespoon of milk, and if everything looks good we’ll keep increasing it. Of course this will introduce the struggles with cystic fibrosis and the fact that he’ll need enzymes to process the food as well…but one step at a time.
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Beautiful picture for a wonderful day. So happy for both of you!
Holding your baby is a great way to bring in the new year! You both look so peaceful.
My eyes are all teared up just looking at that picture…it’s absolutely beautiful…what a precious and wonderful hour you had with that sweet little guy. So thankful for such “little” things that are so huge!! We’ll keep praying for lots more “little” things!!
Precious! Absolutely, precious! This picture and reading that Pax is beginning to eat milk make me so joyful. All praise to our Good Lord!!! I love you, Rachel!
My heart is so happy for you. Overjoyed. Prayers for more moments like this. Love you.
So very Happy for you Honey!
Oh Rach…you can see the pure love, joy and peace in your face. What a way to celebrate the New Year! Hope today brings you more Kangaroom care moments.
So excited that you got to snuggle with your little guy. Praying for more and more mommy & Paxon time each and every day. Love you guys!
This brought streams of tears to my eyes. So, so happy for you guys. One step at a time. Know that you have people praying for you…even in NC. 🙂
That is precious. I’m so thankful you got to snuggle him.
What a warm and comforting update on Pax….I am teared up with joy…You are in my thoughts every day, very often…I am so proud of you Racheal and Jeremy…..We continue to pray to our Heavenly Father. The picture is so beautiful. Thank you.
Thank you, Jesus!! What a great way to bring in the New Year. What joy this post has brought to my heart, I can only imagine what it did to yours Rachel. Thank you for graciously keeping us all posted and sharing your joy and sorrow with us. We are PRAYING, Praying, Praying!! Much love!
Praise God! You both look so beautiful together!!! May there be many more of those hours very soon!
Best picture ever. I can see the complete joy on your face as you snuggle your boy and Pax looks quite cozy and peaceful, too!
(I’m not sure if there is a medical reason for calling it ‘kangaroo care,’ but I seriously think that’s the cutest name 🙂 )
simply a beautiful thing to see…thank you for sharing and continuing to pray!
Oh, Rachel. Praying and praising right now. So incredibly beautiful. Love you dearly!
That is absolutely the most beautiful photo I think I have ever seen!!! I can think of no better way for you to have rung in the new year and I am so grateful the team made it happen!!
(sorry this was originally on the wrong post)
Tears of joy are running down my face! I loved how peaceful you and Paxon are together :>) May God continue to be with you all as you treasure the moments you have with your Christmas Gift…Paxon! Lifting you up in prayers continually daily! Hugs Sweet Rachel..Hugs Daddy Jeremy and to your Boys!
Beautiful. Simply. Beautiful.
I can almost feel your emotions looking at this photo! Baby Pax looks so comfortable and peaceful. No better place on earth than the arms of a mother. Bless you dear one. So many are praying. God hears.
Absolutely beautiful!!
Precious and priceless! Thanks for sharing this journey with all of us so we can continuing praying and praising! We love you all!
Reading with tears in your eyes is so hard! Rachel the picture is priceless. Praying for you all. God is good!
YIPPEE…AMAZING, WONDERFUL was to bring in the new year! What a priceless picture and sweet time of him sleeping peacefully and you praying for your precious baby. So glad to hear he’s starting to eat…bring on the enzymes so he can fill up that belly!
That is just the sweetest picture! I’m so glad you got to hold and feed your sweet little baby, Paxon! That’s the way to start the new year….2011 is looking up! Love you guys.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful pictures and the good and bad. So happy you will be staying close by, this is such a blessing at times like these.
Please let me know if you need anything, also applies to delivery for anyone as I work right next door to RM House and would love to help in any way I can, beside praying!
I know the intubation is scary but the benefits will be so good for little Paxon…
Love to you all,
Carol Davis
What a precious, priceless photo – thanks for sharing, Rachel.
I’m crying right now…the photo is great. It captured so much for me…love, hope, faithfulness, and peace. We love you guys.
Happy tears are running down my cheeks. SO very thankful for the beautiful time you got to spend HOLDING your boy!! I will be praying that you get to snuggle him more often! Love and prayers for all of you!
tears are filling my eyes… PRECIOUS!!!
loving you!
That picture is so touching. I am so happy that you got to hold your precious Paxon. And I can only imagine how happy he was in your arms.
How wonderful!! You must’ve just felt soooo good holding your precious boy. I’m so grateful that you had that precious time with him. Praying for more wonderful moments like that and for healing!!
A perfect picture of pure love. All the women will be praying corporately for all of you at Continuum on Wed. so even more prayers on their way! 🙂 Praying ALL God’s best…Deb Moon