Sunday, July 18, 2021

Madeline || Update #3



 I can already tell that I’m going to LOVE posting updates like the one I have today!! There will most likely be many ups and downs ahead of us, but we are choosing to rejoice in the victories and “wins” of the moment, and this wkend has held a lot of those! ❤️

There has been steady progress in Madelines lungs, with the pneumothorax, ever since the urgent prayer request we posted on Thursday night. So much so, that last night her bottom chest tube was removed, and this morning the top one was removed! The X-rays have all been showing encouraging progress ever since! She is healing and progressing! She was taken off the CPAP this morning and has responded great to that as well. Her nose oxygen has been dropped to almost nothing and tonight her supplement IV will be removed and she will be exclusively on my breast milk. With the chest tubes gone, there is no current need for more morphine, and just overall the improvement is so so good! πŸ‘

It has been a full weekend for our little girlie! The nurses here keep calling her things like “fighter” and “spunky” and I’m seeing it! She loves to kick her long legs and her little mission in life seems to now be seeing how many of her wires and tubes she can pull out and rearrange. πŸ˜‚ Yesterday I had left to talk to the nurse for a minute and came back to discover that Madeline had pulled the CPAP and started stuffing it in her mouth. 😜 I’m thinking that we will have our hands full with this little lady if these are already her capabilities at this very very early stage! 😍

My highlight of the day is happening right now as I get to hold her! With the chest tubes, I hadn’t been able to hold her since Monday. So today is  literally the biggest highlight ever. Such sweet snuggles with my little daughter!πŸ’ž

Please keep praying! And praising the Lord with us! ❤️


36 comments:

  1. So happy to see this update!! Continuing to pray for your family and for little Madeline.❤️

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  2. Yay! Love all the good news! Thanking the Lord for His working.

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  3. She looks good...great color! God bless you all.

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  4. Happy to hear this news and we will keep praying!

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  5. Great news. Rejoicing with you!!!!! Will continue to pray

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  6. PRAISE the Lord!!!

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  7. πŸ™πŸΌπŸ™πŸΌπŸ₯ΊπŸ₯Ί wonderful news. fyi your package is coming tomorrow. πŸ™πŸΌπŸ™πŸΌπŸ™πŸΌ

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  8. Such an answer to prayer. She's so beautiful!

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  9. What a beautiful update to read tonight! Thanks be to God for all!! Thank you for taking the time to share these updates �� Continued prayers for Madeline and family.

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  10. Such a beautiful update (and thank you for taking the time to post these<3) Madeline is so beautiful πŸ’ž Will continue to pray for her and you all as you continue on this journey

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  11. So wonderful! Thanks for sharing <3

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  12. Thank the Lord, He is good! Praying, from Singapore...

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  13. Oh Chelsy, how wonderful to hear! I'm so happy for you guys! Anna

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  14. So happy to hear! Will continue to pray! BTW - I was a preemie and had a collapsed lung in 1967. God is faithful!

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  15. So happy to hear! Will continue to pray! BTW - I was a preemie and had a collapsed lung in 1967. God is faithful!

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  16. Oh, Chelsy! This is such good news to hear! The first picture nearly melted me in tears. Such a sweet, tangible sight of our Father’s goodness and faithfulness to His children. I will continue to pray!

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  17. So great! We will continue praying.<3

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  18. I cannot believe this update! To go from two chest tubes and intubated to off the CPAP, you holding her and no IV in a few days?!?! Wow! What AMAZING progress! I think the only explanation is the miraculous power of prayer.

    She sounds like quite the character! Even though there's so much heartache and pain when they are born early, I think one of the bright spots is how fun it is to get to know them sooner. One of our Maddy's nicknames became "Mads." Feisty is a word that was used a lot. She kept pulling out all of her IVs to where she ran out of veins and they had to place an umbilical one which meant we couldn't hold her. After several days of not being able to, getting to hold your baby is the BEST. SO happy for you!

    Like you said there are probably more ups and downs ahead but if this trajectory continues, I think y'all will be going home well before her due date. We will especially pray for health for you and no setbacks for Madeline. Thanks for the update! I'm still shaking my head in disbelief!

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    1. Thankyou!! You get it, with having walked this road yourself. We are truly so grateful for how well she is doing!❤️

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    2. Thankyou!! You get it, with having walked this road yourself. We are truly so grateful for how well she is doing!❤️

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    3. Thankyou!! You get it, with having walked this road yourself. We are truly so grateful for how well she is doing!❤️

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    4. Thankyou!! You get it, with having walked this road yourself. We are truly so grateful for how well she is doing!❤️

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  19. Aww I could cry, I'm so glad you get to hold her πŸ₯°❤ She's beautiful and I'm praying for her and all of you!!

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  20. Oh, praise the Lord!!!!!!! I'm so thankful to hear this WONDERFUL update, Chelsy!!!! I've been praying for Baby Madeline and you and John!♥♥♥ So thankful for our heavenly Father's answer to prayers!♥

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  21. So happy to read this encouraging news, and to see the picture of you holding her!

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  22. So happy to hear this, Chelsy! Praying for Madeline and for you all.

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  23. I kept checking to see if there was an update and am so thrilled to hear of Madeline's wonderful progress and the answers to prayer! ~S&B

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  24. So happy to see you holding your precious Madeline Sue. Such a wonderful and up lifting post. She looks like she has grown. Prayers for little miss Madeline Sue.
    God Bless Madeline Sue and her loving family.
    Joan,Marilyn and Marion

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  25. Thank You, Jesus!! More, Lord, more!!

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  26. Praise God! That's awesome! Continued prayers for this sweet girl, and please keep posting updates when you can! She is precious!

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  27. Praise the Lord for His goodness! ❤

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