Libby is two weeks old

Every week is amazing to us-just the fact that Libby is here is amazing. She is doing really well. She is tolerating her feeds-which they have increased. She is gaining weight-she is up to 2 pounds 7 ounces. The staff has been wonderful, and they are great at keeping us informed about Libby's journey. She still has a long way to go, but everyday, she is closer to being able to go home. And that is something that only God is able to do-He made her life possible. Keep praying!

Continuing growth

This update is just to keep everyone in the know about Libby's progress. She now weighs 1010 grams -roughly 2 pounds 3 ounces (which is 1 ounce over her birth weight). She is now digesting milk and she seems to be pretty content. The only time she fusses is when the doctors mess with her-or when her physical therapist puts the Jesus shoes on her to correct her in-turned feet. She has full range of motion in her hips and knees now, but her little feet like being turned in (a cute feature now, not when she starts walking though).

She has a cozy isolette-a handmade blanket on top thanks to Meme (Becky) and my receiving blanket inside. There is a picture of Corey and I hanging on the outside alongside this verse:
"The Lord your God is with you; the mighty One will save you. He will rejoice over you. You will rest in His love; He will sing and be joyful about you." Zeph 3:17 (NCV)

Our prayer is that she continues to rest in His love-being held by Him since we can hold her so little.

Libby is one week old

On her one week birthday, it was really Corey and I who got the present-our first opportunity to hold our baby girl. She was taken off all breathing devices (no ventilator, no CPAP), and she was stablizing her weight, so the doctors and nurses decided that we could kangaroo. Kangarooing is skin-on-skin contact that has been shown to really help babies (and mommies). So Corey and I got to hold Libby right up against us-feeling her breathe and move around was amazing.

Libby Bozic is BORN!

On July 11, 2006 at 9:09 am, Elizabeth Grace Bozic was born. She weighed 2 pounds 2 ounces and was 13 inches long. The most amazing thing about her is that she cried when she came out-indicating lung development the doctor's did not think she would have.