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  • They all said it would happen.

    They all said it would happen.

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    Jess
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    Even before Elijah was born, I was constantly getting comments from people about how fast babies grow. I was told over and over again that it happens too fast and before you know it, they will be months old and then leaving the house. I knew it was true, but why do people have to…

  • 2016 – A New Year!

    2016 – A New Year!

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    Brent
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    Well, we had intentions of sending out a Christmas email to everyone, then that turned into a New Year email and now it’s a belated Happy New Year from the Powell’s blog post. Usually I go into depth about the adventures of the past year, and there were definitely some of those. We ran, of…

  • 3 Months!

    3 Months!

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    Brent
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    Elijah celebrated his three month anniversary of being born yesterday, but we were travelling back home from a holiday vacation in Oregon. So here (only a day late) is his three month photo! It’s crazy how much he’s growing!

  • 2 Months!

    2 Months!

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    Jess
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    Our little man turned 2 months old today! He weighed in at 8lbs. 12oz. and is 21.25″ long. He is sure growing and changing. We can’t get enough of this little guy. Oh how we love him.

  • One Month

    One Month

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    Jess
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    Our little man is now a whole month old, even though he was only supposed to come a few days ago. He’s now 6 lbs. 14 oz.!

  • Home

    Home

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    Jess
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    Oh how I love traveling and experiencing new places. I can’t ever get enough of that. There how ever comes a time during all my travels where I look forward to coming home. Even during the most exciting trip that seems like it is going way to fast. There is just something about coming home…

  • Rooming In

    Rooming In

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    Jess
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    Since my last post, Elijah has kept on improving with each day’s nursing. He kept growing stronger and stronger. We think that he finally decided that it would be nice to go home. I continued to be a little emotional. I would have my ups and downs. It was usually either I want to go…

  • Progress

    Progress

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    Brent
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    I will combine a few days here to move the story along. Tuesday morning brought us the pleasant surprise of Elijah being extubated just as we came into the NICU. He also had an EKG performed to check on a heart murmur. He was much more alert and responding well to his first feedings of…

  • Patience

    Patience

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    Jess
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    This week has been one that is teaching Brent and I to be patient. We are ready to go home, tired of eating out, tired of spending the money on eating out, tired of not having our bed and the just continues. We are ready to be done. Have I mentioned that we want to…

  • Breaths

    Breaths

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    Brent
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    It was Monday morning, Elijah had been intubated the night before. While a setback in physical progress, we were happy to see him under much less stress. The also injected surfactant into his lungs, to keep his lungs from sticking together when he exhales. It is a substance that exists in our lungs naturally, but…

  • Reunion

    Reunion

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    Brent
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    I knew the routine now, so I knew that there wasn’t much need for me to get up at the crack of dawn to check on my little man, so I slept a bit longer. I took advantage of the room service and took my time getting ready for the day. Jess was supposed to…

  • Flown Away

    Flown Away

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    Brent
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    This is a continuation of my thoughts and timeline of events occurring around the birth of our son Elijah. Saturday, October 3rd There I sat, feet away from my little guy. His breathing was labored, chest swelling with each hard earned breath. Jess was sleeping in her room, waiting for the moment we knew would…