Timothy James

I was admitted to the hospital on Dec. 8th because my amniotic sac was leaking and I had begun to dilate. I was ordered to lie flat on my back until the baby came ( I was due April 2nd!). Well, on Dec. 17th my water broke at 7:15pm and Timothy James decided to come early. He was breech and already on his way out, so the doctor did an emergency C-section and at 10:20 pm he was delivered. He went straight to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and has been there ever since. Timothy was only 25 weeks along in his development (a "normal" pregnancy lasts 40 weeks) so he still has a lot of growing to do.

Psalm 31:24 "Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the Lord."

Timothy is getting stronger day by day and making leaps and bounds in his development. I failed to mention one of his major accomplishments which took place for the first time about 2 weeks ago - He rolled from his back to his tummy independently! Ever since then we haven't been able to keep him still. Whenever we put him on his back, he usually ends up on his tummy. It's really fun watching him try to figure out what to do next! His physical therapist and I will be working on showing him how to get into a crawling position.

Please continue to pray for overall health and well-being. He's doing great!