Look who came to visit!

On Monday morning I was called out of bed to a knock at the door- who could be visiting at 9am i ask myself, probably the post man and he's seen me in my pj's a number of times so today will be no different... I tentatively open the door, Levi in my arms, just enough for the post man not to see the full extent of my pink, silky, milk stained pj's and low and behold Mandy jumps out infront of us! Levi is so used to his extremely quiet mother :) that he didn't bat an eyelid, granted my screams were a tad less loud than usuall for his sake! So, what an awesome suprise! Thanks 'aunty' Mandy for coming to visit us and for smothering us with love! Can't beat french toast, cinnamon apples and tea made for you in bed- thanks babe!!!

PHOTOS PHOTOS PHOTOS!!!

Hi all! 

We have been home now for exactly 2 weeks and loving it! Levi is such a clever little man, he is now fully breastfeeding and weighs...wait for it....5lb 10oz!! From 3lb 4oz at birth he has come such a long way! We have been discharged from the hospital at home program and now simply have regular check ups with the community child health nurse! It is so great to be at home with him and be together at last, i am loving every moment! We now wait till his due date - 29th July- till we can start taking him out and introduce him to the world! Since we have been homebound it's been the perfect opportunity for my darling sister in law to work her magic! Candy,otherwise known as Photographer Extraordinaire :), took some family (family! hehehe!) shots for us on Sunday. She did an amazing job and our wall is plastered with them already! Thank you darling! Here is a few pictures for your viewing pleasure!!!

Happy Birthday Des and Welcome Home LEVI!

     My darling husband turned the big 2 4 on July the 5th!! It also happened to be Levi's last night in hospital which meant we could enjoy the 24hr babysitting service we have had for the last 2 months one last time and go out for tea! Levi made him a card with his footprints on it- clever boy and daddy loved it!

     What better birthday present than to finally bring our little man home- and what a homecoming it was! I'm sure we both cried out a small ocean and checked that he was still breathing about a hundred times!! :) The journey still continues, we have been discharged on the hospital at home program which means we tube feed at home and have second daily visits by the nurse to check his weight! Presently we are attempting to exclusively breastfeed and are desperately trying to do away with the tube- next weigh in is today so we will see how we've gone!  Can't actually believe how far we have come in these last two months! Levi is an inspiration and a daily example of Gods almighty love and care for us! We are truly blessed! Till next time xoxooxoxxo

 

Just the cutest thing!

This was just having a cuddle together one saturday night and Levi decided to 'laugh' for us! Turn the sound up- its just too funny!!!

Levi's first BIG bath!!

Hello from Levi!

Hello all!

Its been a very eventful week! Levi got transfered from NICU to special care nursery, had his first bath, wore his first set of clothes, breathed all on his own, put on 120g taking his weight to a grand total of 1780g's and made the big trip in an ambulance to the LGH special care nursery, otherwise known as 'the Fat Farm'!!! He is doing well and we continue to marvel at Gods goodness and His almighty care for our little man and us as a family!I am back at home and loving it- so much so that I even loved hearing Des snore next to me last night!! I REALLY must have missed him!! The rollar-coaster journey still continues, and we are so looking forward to the day we get to bring him home!! Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers!

With love Des, Sylv and Levi!! xoxoxoooxoxoxox

Our Little Man

Hi all just a quick update on Levi. Today he was taken on of his breathing support (cpap) and allowed to be dressed for the first time. We have been having lots of holds (kangaroo cares) which we all have enjoyed very much. He now weights over 1700 grams and is in a very stable condition. We thank God for his amazing care over us all and for all your love and support. Des, Sylv and Levi xoxoxo