The baby whisperer

Greetings.

It has been a little over a week since Jonas came home and we have been overjoyed! There is always a baby to be held, fed, or changed now! Jonas and Elsa have been lighting up the house with their smiles...and keeping us awake with their frowns:).

Jonas had his checkup with the surgeon who performed his last surgery. The surgeon gave him a gold star for his recovery and indicated that no further follow-ups were needed.

Jonas also had his first visit from the Nicu home visit nurse this week. Again, he did great. He is putting on a lot of weight. He now tips the scales at over ten pounds!

Elsa was out of the limelight with the doctor visits this week but she also has been doing great. She is putting up with Jonas quite nicely. He likes to kick her while she sleeps in the crib.

We are working on becoming baby whisperers. There is some magical combination of kisses, head patting, blanket tucking in, and soft music that lulls both the babies to sleep. We stumble across the formula from time to time but forget to write down what exactly we did.

We continue to pray for Elsa and Jonas to grow and heal. We also pray for the families we know that are still in the Nicu/Icn waiting to come home.

Here's to sleepful nights!

God Bless,

Dan & Mari & Elsa & Jonas