Much Reason for Praise (Updated with Pictures)

Over the last 48-hours there have been many reasons to praise and thank the Lord. We also want to sincerely thank many of you for your prayers and support.

On Saturday night a nurse came by Karyne's room around 11:30 to see if she would like to...hold Adrien!!! (tough question :-) ). In NICU, Karyne was able to hold Adrien for about 20-minutes, despite Adrien still being attached to his cpap machine. This was such a precious moment for Mommy!!!

On Sunday, Adrien reached a number of wonderful milestones in his development. The first was that he was taken off the cpap machine and breathing steadily without the assistance. Second, the IV in his umbilical cord was transferred to his foot, which is much less invasive and means that he can more easily be cuddled. Third, his portions of milk have increased to nearly a full once every 3-hours, which he has been fully digesting. Finally, he is nearly back to his birth weight.

All of this means that he was transferred from NICU level 3 to NICU level 2 --- graduation day! It also means that Karyne has been able to "Kangaroo carry" him (hold him skin to skin) for over an hour at a time --- Adrien slept just about the entire first attempt. It was such a special moment for Karyne --- one that she had been longing for, for over a week. (Click Link for Moore Pictures)

Saturday night was also the night that Gabriel moved in with Daddy at the Easter Seals House. It was so great to be back together as a family! In the morning, Gabriel climbed into Daddy's bed at about 5:00am to cuddle, where he slept until 8:30. (Wesley certainly didn't mind having his oldest boy back with him).

Since then Daddy and Gabriel have been a having a lot of fun with the beach, playing with toys and even went back to Mayne Island to sleep in a tent.

As you can see, there really is a lot of thing for which to be thankful.

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