June 11th, 2010. More than just the day after my 27th birthday. Forget all of this conference expansion talk, 5 months ago, the Black family had an expansion. Caleb is 5 months old today! Can you believe it? 5 months! That's a month shy of a half a year! Time just does not stand still anymore. I want to thank everyone for prayers for us and Caleb. He has been through so much as such a little guy.
- Born 2lb 12.8oz, 8 weeks premature
- But, the biggest concern was lungs/breathing and he was only on breathing assist for 10hours!
- He kept his body temperature far sooner than he "should have been able to"
- Released from Hospital Feb 16
- Liver function concerns
- 3 hernias
- Had surgery March 26 when only 5lbs
- Surgery went great and all marks are already healed!
- Reflux
This little guy is a fighter and he has clearely been blessed by our Heavenly Father. The creator of the universe has delicately handled Caleb's growth and development every step of the way. We are proud to say that Caleb has grown to weigh in last week at a whopping 12lbs 5oz! We continue to petition your prayer over Caleb as his reflux is VERY bad. He can at times spit up his entire feeding (3-4oz) just minutes after completing a meal. This is something that seems to be tied to a immature digestive tract. We believe in healing though. All that God has done leaves no question. So please pray with us in faith that he be healed. I believe I can update this post and that last bullet point with "reflux healed" in a matter of days. Pray that it be so. Also pray for Sarah and I as we cope with this in the mean time. It is troubling to see you infant child spit up 2-3 times a day 2-4oz each time. Thank you, each and everyone of you for your support, your calls, your card, emails, flowers, gifts, time, meals, etc.... It has been so wonderful of a reminder of those God has put in our lives and how blessed we are.
Thank you!
5 months down. A lifetime to go!
