SURPRISE! LENWOOD'S HOME!

We didn't tell many people because we thought we might have to start all over again this time too, but we didn't.  We arrived at home with Lenwood yesterday - Sunday, September 19th about 1:30 pm after 63 days in the NICU.  The boys went with us to pick him up and were so thrilled to meet him.    Now their bickering isn't over toys...it's over who gets to hold or help with their brother!  :)  We are all so thrilled to have him home.  I still feel like I'm dreaming!

I'll continue to post some updates as we visit with different specialists over the next few weeks.  Thank you for all of your prayers.  I know they helped get us to our happy homecoming!    God is great!


Love and blessings to you all!

Our traditional coming home pic.  I have one like this when Conrad and Teague came home too.  Will post those later.

 

Waiting on the car

Everyone in the car!!!!!

Snoozing in the bassinet that's been in Mommy's family for 4 generations.

Conrad holding Lenwood for the first time.  He was so gentle and wanted to kiss him on his forehead, nose and cheeks!  :) 

Teague holding Lenwood for the first time!  He was pretty gentle too.  ;)

Daddy and Lenwood!

Snuggle time with Mommy!

So happy to finally have all of my boys right where they need to be...at home with me!  Thanks you for all of your love and prayers!  Praise God from whom all blessings flow!  We have definitely received our share!

Psalm 23:2-4

He makes me lie down in green pastures,

he leads me beside quiet waters,

he restores my soul.

He guides me in paths of righteousness

for his name’s sake.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil,

for you are with me;

your rod and your staff,

they comfort me.

Long time, no update

I haven't given an update in a while.  It's been overwhelming and scary.  We were supposed to come home Friday, but that didn't happen.  Lenwood began having bradys late Wednesday.  After some investigating , they've found that he has multiple kidney stones in each kidney.  They haven't calcified yet so they think they can dissolve them and that hopefully they aren't hurting him.  The think the stones are a symptom of whatever is going on with him and they believe it's related to Teague.  Both had the ascietes (abdominal swelling) and both have low IgG immunoglobin.  They think it's too coincidental to not somehow be connected.  A pediatric nephrologist(kidney specialist) came to see him.  He is very intrigued and is currently consulting a colleague who is a nephologist, geneticist and microbiologist.  He said that she's the most brilliant person he's ever met at figuring out unusual diagnoses.  We are hopeful that we might finally have answers for Lenwood and Teague yet terrified at what those answers might be.
Lenwood has also been struggling with weight gain - too much.  He gained 28 ounces in 12 days.  They like to see them gain 3-7 ounces a week at his age.  He's on a strong diuretic and is losing a little.  His current weight is 7 lb 7 ounces.  His highest weight was 7 lb 10.6 ounces.
 Don't have any clue when we might get to bring him home.  Today (Tuesday) is his due date.  He's 40 weeks and should be ready to come home, but he's not and that's very scary to me.

Please continue to pray for us. We appreciate you all so much!