beautiful.

((HUGE HEAVING SIGH))

 I don't apologize for my lack of blogging.  :)

Here is a short update on how our little Hannah Mae is doing...

We left the hospital on Friday night, however, Hannah still needs to stay in the NICU.  She is breathing well, and beginning to breastfeed well.  She has a feeding tube, which was taken out today, but still needs to get more food down, so she may have to have it put back in.  It is hard for her right now, because she has jaundice and grows very tired after eating for more than 30 minutes or so.  She is under the bili-lights and wearing her little "sunglasses", hopefully it will help her get rid of all the yuckies in her system and she will be able to get stronger and gain more weight, eat better and eventually be able to come home.  It should still be a few weeks, but she is working really hard and making Mommy and Daddy very proud will all her little successes.  We love to hold her and cuddle and kiss her little tiny cheeks.  She is a wiggly little thing, but when she is being held she cuddles right up to our chest.  We just love to nuzzle our sweet girl.

We just ask that you keep her (and us) in your prayers as even though she is doing very well for being born early, she is still a preemie and needs lots of attention and monitoring.  Mommy worries about her so much and hates to leave her when we go home at night, but we know that she is in good hands.  Every little prayer helps and lets us feel more at peace about Hannah's situation.  We love her so much and can't wait to take her home and to be with her at all times.

I promise to share the whole story (excluding gory details) about the when, hows, whys, etc of Hannah coming early, but for right now, I am really tired, and need to get some sleep so I can recover fully and take good care of our little sweetie.  

In the meantime, here are a few pictures of our "sunshine", as Connel calls her. :)

  First family photo

Sticking out her tongue

My beautiful girl

Proud Papa

 Listening to Mommy sing.