Getting ready to meet Sophia
First Picture of Sophia in the NICU at Riley
First time seeing/holding my baby girl at 9:30 that night.
She was born at 8:54 am.
First Family Photo: I will cherish this moment always
Daddy holding his baby girl for the first time
One Day Old
First Photo with her eyes open
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Celebrating her first holiday:)
One of my favorite photos! (a few days old)
On blow-by oxygen before her atersia surgery
One week old and having her first major surgery.
In the waiting room with good friends and family.
One day after her surgery to have stents placed in her noses.
Her poor baby nose:(
Trying her bottle for the first time!
Back in the oxygen hood
Typical day snuggling with Daddy in the NiCU
Ahh!!! I am so glad to see those stents GO...
3 weeks old and her first SMILE!!! The sweetest gift I ever received!
(It was three days later that her palsy developed...worse feeling ever)
Sophia was so over the stents too! She kept pulling them out so they had to take them in place.
With Sophie before her second nose surgery!
One day after her second surgery. The second set of stents were only in for one day.
Poor baby girl, you can tell how sick she was in this picture. She was one month old here.
The start of her purple phase. Still in recovery
5 days after surgery. Had to be put on the vent because we discovered her airway was collapsing on her.
Waiting with Sophia before her trach surgery, one week after she was vented.
With our grandmas waiting on Sophie to come out of surgery for her trach and gtube. This was by far the longest day ever. I still get anxiousness just thinking about that day.
One day after her trach surgery. Sweet girl. It was so hard to see my perfect baby to come back with man-made holes in her body but at the same time it was so wonderful to be able to finally see her beautiful face tape and stent free.
Little bug spiked a fever of 103.3 during recovery! AHHH. The hits keep coming but Sophie keeps fighting!
Finally on the mend..... almost 8 weeks old!
Sleeping peaceful
8 weeks and that beautiful smile came back to me!!
I was smiling bigger than she was:)
FAMILY PICTURE!!!
Our little Angel
2 Months Old! Looking so much better:)
Sophie Loves her Bouncer
Sophie loves Lovie Bear
Sophie loves her Paci
Sophie loves her Rings
Sophie Loves Daddy
Sophie loves Mommy
And Sophie loves funny things:)
11 weeks Old
Sophia being her adorable self.
Just shy of 12 weeks Old
Looking back on these photos you can really see how far Sophia has come along. She has been through 5 surgeries, countless exams and labs and xrays and scans and hundreds of other changes. I didn't realize how sick she really was until I looked back at some of these pictures. My heart just breaks and melts for this little angel. She makes improvements daily and I find comfort in knowing how strong she is. Her road is still going to be a long and bumpy one but she has mommy and daddy to help her along the way. Really we have her to help us. Looking at that grin in the last picture helps me find peace knowing we have been making the right decisions for her. I still yearn for the days of home and a time with no tubes and wires but I know no matter how difficult it does get there is proof in the picture and the proof is that its working. Sophie is growing and developing and getting stronger and stronger. Yet again, I say, I can not believe she is going to be three months soon. I love you worlds and worlds baby girl!
Love, love, love all these pictures! Especially the one with her finger up her nose:) She is so precious...thank you for sharing her with us through this blog.
ReplyDeletewith every pregnancy comes uncertanity and with every newborn the possiblty of illness. watching you three these past few months has been heart breaking and at the same time completly up lifting and inspiring. im so proud to call you my feiends and feel ever so blessed to have the three of you in my family. you all have come such a long way and i too am ready to have play dates and cook outs and vactions and until those days come im simply greatful that you two get to enjoy the presence of your angel. she is strong and you are amazing .love you guys jess
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazingly sweet baby. Prayers are with her everyday as well as with her parents. May God Bless all of you!
ReplyDeleteThe pictures definitely tell the tale. As we have all watched through pictures, you are finally able to see the road you have been on and how impressive her (& your) course has been. She is one amazing little toot. Her pics always makes me smile.
ReplyDeleteYou and John are wise beyond your years. You have been through more in her short life, than most parents ever experience, and yet, you handle it with grace and style. No wonder Sophie Doodle is so amazing...look at who her parents are!!!!!
Miss Sophie is a little fighter!! Looking at that last picture says it all!! What a beautiful smile she has and it's rewarding to see her little personality shining thru even when she was having a bad day. Amanda, you and John are amazing parents and Sophie is a true gift!! Hang in there!! I hope to make a trip soon with Cortney to see you.
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Chris