Reagan has settled right into her beautiful home. Her mommy and daddy did an awesome job building this home on the lake. It is decorated like a magazine...I could just move right in.
We had a busy day on Sunday trying to get some pictures made. Reagan is so popular that she had family coming to visit the entire day. I finally had to steal her away so I could get some pictures before I left. Thanks to Steven and Bebe for helping take care of my little man! He took a short power nap on the way home he was sooooo tired.
What a fun session! We got a little bit of everything...smiling, crying and sleeping. Miss E had a cold and just wasn't feeling herself. This is the same beautiful baby that won our blog contest! Here is her sneak peek...enjoy.
This is my little man. We had fun this afternoon after work and "school". He was SO mad at me when I had to throw away his lollipop. I think he would have finished it given 5 hours...lol. Since Valentine's Day is almost here I thought I would get everyone in the mood...enjoy!
Reagan went home today with her mommy and daddy. From what I heard, Reagan was holding on to the carseat for dear life when she was being carried out. I guess her little NICU bed didn't move around all crazy! We are all so happy that she gets to see her new home now.
To Rebecca and Steven, life begins now. Enjoy every minute. That beautiful daughter of yours is one special gift from God. I know you will cherish each moment now that you have both been through so much. It was a reminder to all of us to hold our kids tight. We love you. Give Reagan a kiss and a welcome home from us. See you soon!
Hopefully one of the next posts you will see will be Reagan's newborn pictures!
Reagan is 2 weeks old today!! Wow, she will be eating her first birthday cake before we know it. I spoke with Rebecca yesterday and she sounded so good. Reagan was allowed to begin having breastmilk again yesterday! Hopefully all will go well with that and no allergy will show up. Rebecca said that they are just waiting for the doctor to release her now. Let's pray for today or in the next few days!
I want to thank everyone for all the prayers that have been sent to Rebecca, Steven and Reagan. I truly believe in the power of prayer. Continue for us until she is safely home with her family. Thank you.
Reagan is still in the NICU as of now. They do not want to release her because once a baby leaves he/she can not come back in...they have to go to the regular hospital. So she is hanging out there for now. They have started introducing milk free formula and will go from there. As for the spots on her face that were of concern, they seem to be lightening. The picture below is one that Aunt Tara sent me...she has such big pretty eyes. On the color one her eyes are blue. Your prayers are working!
There really isn't any new information right now. The blood culture they did to check some things out came back normal...yay! She is still in the Level 3 NICU as far as I know. I believe she is still having blood in her diapers. The doctors were asking about family history where a milk allergy is concerned. There were a few people that had one. Time will tell. So far only good results have come out of the tests. Your prayers are working! We appreciate them so much. Send more their way.We thank each and every one of you.
We finally had the opportunity to play outside the other day! Dawson received an awesome playset from his Gaga and Papa for Christmas. He had a blast swinging, climbing and sliding...not to mention throwing lots of sand! He is finally letting me catch some smiles of him now. I just love it! Here are a few from him out playing.
Reagan is still having bleeding when she goes to the bathroom. They are unsure what is going on. The doctors started to get concerned about the places on her face and the reb/black eyes. One doctor so bluntly said that they spots could be hemangiomas and that could be a sign of brain damage...what in the world was this doctor thinking?! I beg any doctors out there to think before they speak to any parent...especially a brand new mommy and daddy. They called for a CAT scan this afternoon. The results are that she has blood build up behind her eyes...from the trauma at birth. Hopefully that will resolve itself AND her brain is just perfect! Yay! It is so awesome to get some good news. Now they just have to figure out what is going on with her tummy. Keep those prayers coming.
Reagan was moved from the Level 3 NICU to the Level 2 yesterday. However, she had a rough night and the nurses found blood in her stool. They placed her back in the Level 3 NICU for now. Her original go home date was Wednesday but now is Friday. A group of doctors doing their rounds in the morning are going to evaluate her stomach to rule that out. Hopefully she will quit hitting these road bumps and get well soon. I know this is taking a toll on her mommy and daddy. They want their baby girl home soon. Please keep praying for her.
Thanks to Aunt Tara we have a picture! Baby Reagan is still on antibiotics for the infection in her lungs but she is doing well. They took out her feeding tube and oxygen yesterday afternoon. She will have to stay in the hospital still for a while because her blood levels today showed that the infection was still strong. Keep those prayers coming. Thank you so much.
The beautiful mommy in the post below gave birth this afternoon to a beautiful baby girl, Reagan. However, Reagan inhaled meconium and has had trouble breathing. The nurses did not notice the meconium and were unable to clean out her mouth, nose and throat because she arrived very quickly when she decided to come. Reagan is in the NICU and needs our prayers. Thanks.
for baby R to arrive! She is due January 23rd but hasn't decided to enter the world yet. I was lucky to have a chance for one more set of maternity pictures. I was worried she might come before we were able to get together. We did it though! You should have seen the set up. We hung black fleece over a dresser with heavy vases to hold it up for some shots. For others we grabbed a white sheet and had dad on one side behind a wall and the mom's sister on the other. Thanks for being good sports! This is my cousin so I can pull crazy set ups like that off. Lol. Here is the outcome.
UPDATE!! Reagan will be meeting her mommy and daddy today...on her due date! Look forward to many newborn pictures of this sweet new addition.
Congratulations to the winners! I will get those prints ordered very soon and will contact you when they are ready to be picked up. Sessions for 2008 are being scheduled now. There are no more sessions available for January. February is filling up fast! Thanks to everyone for participating in the first contest!!
Wow, what a wonderful first year in business. Even with the move, life has been good. I miss all of my clients back in my hometown but I also love my new clients here in Augusta. Thank you all for making my first year doing what I love special. Now for how I am thanking you! Yay, I love contests and giving gifts!
This is my first annual best of the year contest. I am looking for my best picture of 2007. Who can help me decide because I love love love all of them?! This is where you, your friends, family and anyone else you decide to share the news of the contest with come in. You will vote for your favorite. JUST ONE RULE: ONE VOTE PER HOUSEHOLD PLEASE. (I can check IP addresses but please don't make me.) Let's play by the rules everyone! :-)
So what do you win?! Who doesn't love free stuff?! 1st - 11x14 print of their image (mounted) 2nd - 8x10 print of their image 3rd - 5x7 print of their image
Anyone can vote once! If you are just stopping by to see my blog, help us decide! Congratulations to all pictures that are in the running! Good luck! Get to voting!
Contest ends January 11th, 2008 at 9:00 pm. I will announce the winner that evening hopefully!
UPDATE: Wow, over 600 votes so far. We have 24 hours left! I see that some of the families have gotten creative in how to receive votes. Good luck in the final hours! I will announce the winner tomorrow evening at 9:30!
