During one of our visits to the unit yesterday, the nurses had Nathan laying on his stomach. We thought these photos were rather sweet . . . . check out his hairy back and arms! Yep, he's our little monkey! Click on any photo to enlarge it and you can see more detail if you want.
I especially like the photo of him all stretched out as it shows how much he really fills up the incubator mattress. Just to give you an idea of how big he is in comparison to some of the other little ones we're seeing in the unit, here's an example. Nathan is now one of four babies in the unit and today we were looking at the others. Nathan was born at 39 weeks gestation and weighed 7 lbs. 7 oz. and was 52 cm long. Another little girl in there was born last night at 38 weeks gestation and weighed just over 4 lbs. and was only 45 cm long. He looks like a giant next to her!
And again, this is another testimony of God already working in this situation before Nathan was even born . . .the doctors have told us over and over again that Nathan's size and weight and the fact that he was basically full-term has been a huge advantage in his situation! And we're so grateful for these blessings from God as we have also been told by the doctor several times that CDH (Congenital Diaphramatic Hernia) is one of the most grave and serious neo-natal health problems that a baby can be born with! Isn't our God good!!!!!!
2 comments:
great is our God! we're still praying for you all.
Nathan,
We hope you are having a good time in the hospital. Happy New Year! We are praying that your lungs will work well. Come see us! We want to play! Ruth and Santi, God will help baby Nathan's lungs.
We love you,
Luke & Jake
P.S. Nathan, do you know your daddy can wrestle really well--it is fun. Try it sometime.
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