Cinco Months

Today is Carley’s 5 month birthday. Early during the day Emiley and Bailey were able to go and see her through the window. Of course Emiley kept tapping on the window like kids do when they see the fish at the aquariums. Bailey quickly prompted her to stop as it was not allowed. And, Carley slept through the whole visit.

Later in the day we took Bailey and Emiley to my cousin Laura’s house and she watched them so Kristal and I could go to the hospital together. Again, she slept through most of the visit, but was awake long enough for Kristal to hold her. She’s doing really good and at 5 months is starting to get really fussy and tries to find sympathy in the nurses and trick them into doing the things she likes or try to stop the things she doesn’t like. Holly and Larissa, her nurses today, have her all figured out.

We are truly grateful for this milestone in Carley’s life and we look forward to many more, although we continue to take it one day at a time. As usual, without everyone’s thoughts and prayers this wouldn’t be possible. And of course, the CARE she has received at the NICU has truly been first class. I can’t say brag enough about the nurses that work there. They truly go above and beyond their responsibilities to not only help Carley but to help us cope with Carley’s illness as well.

Hoy cumple Carley cinco meses de vida! Gracias a todos por sus oraciones y por todo el apollo durante estos cinco meses de sube y bajas; alegria, dolor, esperanza, y felizidad. Aunque estos cinco meses han sido meses de incertidumbre, nunca hemos perdido la fe y eso se lo acreditamos al hecho de que nunca nos hemos centidos solos, que siempre estamos en sus pensamientos y oraciones. Y por eso estamos muy agradesidos.