NICU Revisited

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Every year the NICU unit at Covenant has a reunion. Luckily, this year’s reunion occurred before we moved!

We had a great time seeing some of the nurses that took excellent care of Katie Lynn while she was in NICU. We also got to catch up with parents and babies that we got to know while Katie Lynn was in NICU.

Here are some pictures from the reunion:

Karyn & Katie Lynn. Karyn was Katie Lynn’s first nurse after being transferred to Covenant.

Amy, Brynlee, Monica, Katie Lynn, and me. Brynlee was in NICU at the same time as Katie Lynn.

Katie Lynn & Jerry. While Jerry never actually had Katie Lynn as a patient, he was very personable and always chatted with Monica and me when we were up at the hospital with Katie Lynn. You can hear him in the video of Katie Lynn’s first feeding.

Jump Up, Jump Up, and Get Down!

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No, this is not a lame entry about 80s band House of Pain.. it’s more video clips of Katie Lynn!

Our Little Miracle

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Katie Lynn had a check-up with her gastroenterologist today. Her weight checked in at 14 lbs. even and her height was 25″.

Now for the GREAT news..

The doctor has released Katie Lynn from his care! He was extremely pleased with her progress and does not feel she needs to be under a GI specialist’s care any longer. He reminded us of some warning signs to be conscious of and to look for in the future.

Katie Lynn no longer has to see any doctors for her surgeries!

The good Lord has definitely worked His miracles on her and we could not be more thankful.

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Fun in the Sun at the Lake

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Katie Lynn can finally go in the water!! Since we had her ears pierced we needed to wait 6 weeks before she was able to go swimming. Her 6 week mark was up on the 12th so we decided it was time to introduce her to her summer best friend…WATER!!

Growing up, I remember my summers in the water, on the boat, in the sun. These are all great memories for me and I want Katie Lynn to love the water just like I did and start to make her own memories.

Here are some pictures of her getting ready to go.

First step was to get her swim diapers on. They are a little big, the smallest ones are for 16-26 pounds and since Katie Lynn is just under 14, there was a little size difference but they worked.

Katie Lynn got dressed up in her swimsuit, swimsuit cover-up, her flip-flops and her shades. She is ready to rock-n-roll.

Testing out the water, she is so cute!

Look at me!! I can float.

Chillin in her floaty, I think she likes the water.

1, 2, 3…swish. She has offically been dunked, she cracks us up.

Family shot, Katie Lynn is all watered out.

All wrinkled and ready to go.

We had such a good time at the lake today. Getting to see Katie Lynn in the water was so much fun. She did a really good job and I can’t wait to take her swimming in our new community pool, at my folks new house and at Aunt Kims place. She is really going to love the water!!! Hope you enjoyed all the photos.