5 Days Old

Notice this little one is WIRELESS!!!

4 Days Old - Part 2

Pictures are worth 1000 words. Obviously Jeremiah came off the CPAP today!!

Praise God! That is an answer to prayer. He didn't even have to go from CPAP to a Nasal Cannula before transitioning to room air. That means his lungs are working a lot better than before and more progress can be expected. He still has some retraction and labored breathing, and they must wait until his breathing is a little better before he can eat without a feeding tube. However, this is a HUGE improvement and it meant that Mommy and Daddy got to hold him today for the second time ever.

Jennifer said that she walked in the room and the nurse came over about as fast as she could and said 'Here you go mommy', knowing Jennifer had been waiting for that moment for a LONG time! She got to let Jeremiah suck on her finger as he ate via feeding tube and then he fell asleep. She proceeded to hold him for the next hour and a half while he slept. What a wonderful day of good news! We pray tomorrow is even better.

Always New Pix: http://picasaweb.google.com/SeeUsGrow2/Favorites

4 Days Old

Well, almost 4 days old anyway.....

Overnight, Jennifer talked to one of Jeremiah's nurses. She said he is a stong little booger and pulled the CPAP right off his little nose. She hesitated to put it back on immediately because his O2 levels didn't go down as far as expected. There are no decisions made about switching to regular oxygen until there are multiple tests done and reviewed by the doctor, but there is much hope that he has made a lot of progress over the past 4 days.

After the tests come back for the day... I'll update again. Have a GREAT sunday!!

3 Days Old

Briana here again...here's the update:

Mommy was discharged from the hospital today and seems to be doing OK, though I can't imagine how hard it was to leave the hospital without her little boy. I'm sure her little girls will help, but please keep Jennifer and John in your prayers.

Jeremiah is stable, but still on CPAP (oxygen). They have determined that he has 'Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome', which in the simplest of terms means that he has to have help to breathe until his body develops the ability to do it on it's own. Once the IRDS is resolved, he should make a full recovery, but for now no-one can determine exactly how long that will take. While he is still on CPAP he cannot be held. Once he is put on regular oxygen, they will be able to hold him. There is hope that in the next couple of days he will improve enough to move over to oxygen, but no-one will know until it happens. He also has Jaundice and is under a Billi light for that. His Billiruben numbers improved overnight, which was not expected, so it looks like the Jaundice will resolve fairly soon.

I know that Daddy was able to change a diaper today, and Mommy was able to calm him with some of the girls favorite songs (awwww...). Each tiny little thing they can do for their son makes their day. Pray that they will get those nurses and doctors that love their jobs and will allow Jennifer and John more moments like that with him.

Please continue to be in prayer for Jeremiah. It is rare for a full term baby to have IRDS, but we know that God is sovereign and in control. Pray that his lungs gain the strength they need. Pray that he is comforted while mommy and daddy cannot be there with him.

This is Jeremiah under the 'Billi' lights for Jaundice.

Photo Album

http://picasaweb.google.com/SeeUsGrow2/Favorites#
(if you already saved the other link, I had to change it, sorry)

I don't want to overwhelm the blog with photos. I am sure Jennifer will make her own album at some point - but for now - I will update the above link with more pictures than I am able to put on the blog. Bookmark it if you want to check for new pictures as I get them.

One Day Old

Jeremiah is One day Old. He is still on CPAP oxygen with a bit of improvement throughout the day today. Mommy and Daddy got to spend a little more time with their little boy, though they still cannot hold him. Tonight, Jeremiah decided to suck on Mommy's finger and it was SO sweet - it made her day. He is beginning to eat some today. Please keep him and family in your prayers.

Make a Smilebox photobook

Update & Pix

We know you are all anxiously awaiting photos of the new bundle of joy.

Hope you enjoy! He is SO precious!

Please be praying for Jeremiah. He is in the Special Care Nursery right now because his breathing is a bit labored and he is needing some assistance with oxygen. The nurses will be taking good care of him. Please pray that he is fully restored quickly and can join Mommy, Daddy, and his Sisters very soon.

Baby Jeremiah is Born!

Good Evening! This is Briana, posting for the Jones Family tonight...

Jennifer gave birth via C-section to
Jeremiah David

October 29, 2008 at 5:59 P.M.

weighing 9 lbs & 21.5" tall

He has a head full of Dark Curly Hair

Ways to Entertain a Toddler (and other news)

Just in case you need some help, we thought we would provide you with 2 sure-fire ways to entertain toddlers.

First: Painting the Bathtub

Yup, you read that right, painting the bathtub. We made some homemade edible finger paint and let them go to town. Not that we wanted them to eat the paint, we just wanted it to be safe in case they did decide to eat it. (Which we had no issues with, they were not interested in eating it at all...which was surprising since everything else seems to go in the mouth.) Check out these pictures:

Here we are about to get started. We highly reccommend letting the toddler only wear a diaper...it'll be much easier to clean in the end.

We were a little tenative at first...they looked at Daddy with a look that said "You WANT us to get the tub dirty?"

It didn't take us long to get more into it. "Look at my fingers Mommy!"

Then we REALLY got into it. It was nice and squishy between our fingers.

"Look Mommy, aren't we beautiful!"

Now the whole reason for this project happening in the bathtub was for easy cleanup. And boy was that a good idea! Not only did it all wipe off VERY easily...the girls were very interested in helping clean up.

Then once the tub was all cleaned...all we had to do was take off the diapers and voila...BATHTIME!

Second: An unexpected Visitor

Our second activity for entertaining a toddler was really all by accident. While we were hanging out in the living room yesterday, we had a visitor come up to our front door.

"Hello Kitty!"

You'll notice that Kathryn is holding a phone in this picture. We called Daddy at work to tell him about the visitor and Kathryn had to SHOW Daddy.

And then Kathryn decided that Kitty wanted to hear a story, so she ran to her room and got a book so she could read to Kitty.

In other news:

The girls are both fighting strep throat right now. So please be praying for them as they get well. The medicine seems to be kicking in, so hopefully they'll be back to their normal selves very soon.

Jeremiah is still hanging around in Mommy's belly! We have made it to 35 weeks, almost 36. We are very excited that he has hung out for so long...especially after giving us quite a few scares!! As of right now they have us scheduled for a c-section on 11/4/08 at 9:30a.m. So, unless he chooses to come before then, our little boy will be born on election day. The blog will be updated as soon as possible on the day that Jeremiah is born (by Briana) so keep an eye out here for more news.

Thanks for stopping by. We hope you enjoyed all the pictures and please come again soon!

Just some pictures...

Its been awhile since I've done an update, so I figured I would post some pictures. They're in no particular order, just some randomness!