Baby Paisley Update | Premie Baby Born at 26 Weeks 4 Days

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Hi friends! I thought I would update you on sweet baby Paisley! I was able to visit her a couple weeks ago and see just how much progress she has made. These photos were all taken March 6th.

As of today, she is 4lb 10oz - almost a pound more than when I took these photos!!!

Here’s an update from her mommy:

She officially doubled her birth weight and turned 2 months old! She wasn’t making much progress respiratory wise on the diuretic they tried, so they decided to do a course of steroids which worked beautifully. She was moved from CPAP to Vapotherm and they are slowly trying to wean her off respiratory support completely. Once she’s down to a setting of 2 liters on Vapotherm, they will begin oral feeding. We’re told that is the hardest part of this whole thing, so we are praying all will go well when we get to that point. She achieved one of the three goals needed to go home on Thursday - maintaining her own body temperature! This means they were able to open the top of her isolette permanently and she got dressed in her very first outfit on last week!! They started her on a new medication yesterday which goes directly though her nasal cannula. They are hoping this med will help them be able to wean her down on her respiratory settings. She is down to 0.5 liters today, so we are praying that she tolerates it well and we can get her to regular oxygen in the next week! Otherwise, they will have to consider another course of steroids which come with lots of risks. So many big changes, but lots of good things which we couldn’t be more thankful for. We still have a long way to go, so all continued prayers are appreciated!

The family has a GO FUND ME PAGE set up to help with gas and extra expenses. If you feel led to give, they appreciate any and all help!

Donate HERE

They also have a FOOD TIDINGS page set up to help with meals. If you want to send a meal, they would LOVE it!! One less thing to worry about after being at the hospital all day.

Help with a meal

Thank you guys for your continued prayers and support!!

I GET TO BE THE ONE, by JJ Heller

Well hello.
Little Baby.
Your eyes have never seen the sun
You should know
Little baby
That i am the lucky one

I get to be the one to hold your hand
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Through birthdays and broken bones
Ill be there to watch you grow
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Don't feel alone now.
Little baby.
Do you hear me singing you a song
I can't wait to show you
Little baby
How to crawl
How to walk
How to run

I get to be the one to hold your hand
I get to be the one.
Through birthdays and broken bones
Ill be there to watch you grow
I get to be the one.

How does someone so small
Hold my heart so tightly
I don't even know you
I love you completely