Saturday, May 15, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Recent Briggs Family Pictures...
Caleb, Carrie, Josiah and Joshua
Grandma Ireland holding little Caleb
Uncle Mark, Aunt Joan, Grandma Ireland with Josiah and Carrie
Grandma Ireland enjoying her firstborn grandson, Josiah
Josiah, Carrie and Grandma Ireland
Grandma Briggs enjoying Josiah
Grandma Ireland enjoying little Caleb
Mommy look....NOT AT THE CAMERA
Josiah showing off his pearly whites....
Milk coma anyone???
Uncle Mark enjoying the warm California weather...compared to wet and rainy North Dakota...
Aunt Joan loving on little Caleb
Mama Kay getting some cuddle time with her newest grandson!
Josiah "acting" surprised...something new!
Dreamland anyone???
The Ponderer
Josiah is HAPPY to bring his little brother home!!!!Caleb Update...
Hello Everyone,
OK...yell at me! It's been over a month since I posted information on Caleb, Josiah and Carrie. To say the least, our life has been anything but dull! :)
First off, Caleb is HOME!!! He came home a little over 3 weeks ago and is now almost 8 lbs and 21 inches long. I had quite an ordeal in the NICU at Sutter Memorial balancing being an advocate for Caleb and being considered "pushy".
We had a situation where Caleb's primary Neonatalogist wasn't able to round on him for a little over 3 weeks and the Neonatalogist who was substituting for him was to be kind...incompetent! She routinely made errors regarding his weight, when we would begin bottle feeding him, his corrected gestation age, etc. The straw that broke the proverbial camel's back was when she called to tell me that Caleb was consistently losing weight and they were going to discontinue ALL bottle feedings effectively pushing us back several weeks in treatment. When asked what weight she was referring to, she accurately quoted back to me the weights...Wednesday, 2519 g and Thursday, 2577 g. Call me crazy but that isn't a weight loss but a weight GAIN! When questioned repeatedly regarding this, she finally saw that it was a weight gain and then had the audacity to say that if I was at the NICU more often that I would understand. I guess in her mind being there 2x daily for 6.5 weeks at that time wasn't enough. :)
After having a lengthy conversation with the Nursing Director of the NICU, we had this Neonatalogist DC'd from caring for Caleb. Caleb sky rocketed after she was removed from care and he ended up leaving the NICU 8 days later. :)
Since then, we have had 4 doctor's visits...2 ped visits and 2 opthamalogist visits. The RESULT...Caleb is on a rocket launch for growth and length and his eyes are COMPLETELY NORMAL!!! Praise the Lord!!!
Josiah is such a joy to watch as a big brother! He is so gentle with Caleb and is showing no signs of jealousy! He is so incredibly smart...and it is so fun to watch him learn!
Carrie is doing excellent adjusting to having both boys home!
OK...yell at me! It's been over a month since I posted information on Caleb, Josiah and Carrie. To say the least, our life has been anything but dull! :)
First off, Caleb is HOME!!! He came home a little over 3 weeks ago and is now almost 8 lbs and 21 inches long. I had quite an ordeal in the NICU at Sutter Memorial balancing being an advocate for Caleb and being considered "pushy".
We had a situation where Caleb's primary Neonatalogist wasn't able to round on him for a little over 3 weeks and the Neonatalogist who was substituting for him was to be kind...incompetent! She routinely made errors regarding his weight, when we would begin bottle feeding him, his corrected gestation age, etc. The straw that broke the proverbial camel's back was when she called to tell me that Caleb was consistently losing weight and they were going to discontinue ALL bottle feedings effectively pushing us back several weeks in treatment. When asked what weight she was referring to, she accurately quoted back to me the weights...Wednesday, 2519 g and Thursday, 2577 g. Call me crazy but that isn't a weight loss but a weight GAIN! When questioned repeatedly regarding this, she finally saw that it was a weight gain and then had the audacity to say that if I was at the NICU more often that I would understand. I guess in her mind being there 2x daily for 6.5 weeks at that time wasn't enough. :)
After having a lengthy conversation with the Nursing Director of the NICU, we had this Neonatalogist DC'd from caring for Caleb. Caleb sky rocketed after she was removed from care and he ended up leaving the NICU 8 days later. :)
Since then, we have had 4 doctor's visits...2 ped visits and 2 opthamalogist visits. The RESULT...Caleb is on a rocket launch for growth and length and his eyes are COMPLETELY NORMAL!!! Praise the Lord!!!
Josiah is such a joy to watch as a big brother! He is so gentle with Caleb and is showing no signs of jealousy! He is so incredibly smart...and it is so fun to watch him learn!
Carrie is doing excellent adjusting to having both boys home!
Saturday, April 03, 2010
Caleb update
Caleb is doing very well. He passes his vision and hearing tests last week. He now weighs 4 lbs, 15.5 oz or 2265g.
Yesterday, we took Josiah by to see Caleb and he had no jealousy present and had only love in his eyes! We are looking forward to bringing him home soon! Thank you for all you continued prayers!
Yesterday, we took Josiah by to see Caleb and he had no jealousy present and had only love in his eyes! We are looking forward to bringing him home soon! Thank you for all you continued prayers!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
The Fundamental Transformation of America by Barack Hussein Obama
The Fundamental Transformation of America
When Obama wrote a book and said he was mentored as a youth by Frank Marshall Davis, an avowed Communist, people said it didn't matter...
When it was discovered that his grandparents were strong socialists, sent Obama's mother to a socialist school, introduced Frank Marshall Davis to young Obama,P people said it didn't matter...
When people found out that he was enrolled as a Muslim child in school in Indonesia and his father and step father were both Muslims, people said it didn't matter...
When he wrote in another book he authored “I will stand with them(Muslims) should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”people said it didn't matter...
When he admittedly, in his book, said he chose Marxist friends and professors in college, people said it didn't matter...
When he traveled to Pakistan , after college on an unknown national passport, people said it didn't matter...
When he sought the endorsement of the Marxist party in 1996 as he ran for the Illinois Senate, people said it doesn't matter...
When he sat in a Chicago Church for twenty years and listened to a preacher spew hatred for America and preach black liberation theology, people said it didn't matter...
When an independent Washington organization, that tracks senate voting records, gave him the distinctive title as the "most liberal senator", people said it didn't matter...
When the Palestinians in Gaza, set up a fund raising telethon to raise money for his election campaign,people said it didn't matter...
When his voting record supported gun control, people said it didn't matter...
When he refused to disclose who donated money to his election campaign, as other candidates had done, people said it didn't matter...
When he received endorsements from people like Louis Farrakhan, Mummar Kadaffi and Hugo Chavez, people said it didn't matter...
When it was pointed out that he was a total, newcomer and had absolutely no experience at anything except community organizing, people said it didn't matter...
When he chose friends and acquaintances such as Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn who were revolutionary radicals, people said it didn'tmatter...
When his voting record in the Illinois senate and in the U.S. Senate came into question, people said it didn't matter...
When he refused to wear a flag, lapel pin and did so only after a public outcry, people said it didn't matter...
When people started treating him as a Messiah and children in schools were taught to sing his praises, people said it didn't matter...
When he stood with his hands over his groin area for the playing of theNational Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance, people said it didn'tmatter...
When he surrounded himself in the White house with advisors who were pro gun control, pro abortion, pro homosexual marriage and wanting to curtail freedom of speech to silence the opposition, people said itdidn't matter...
When he aired his views on abortion, homosexuality and a host of other issues, people said it didn't matter...
When he said he favors sex education in Kindergarten, including homosexual indoctrination, people said it didn't matter...
When his background was either scrubbed or hidden and nothing could be found about him, people said it didn't matter...
When the place of his birth was called into question, and he refused to produce a birth certificate, people said it didn't matter...
When he had an association in Chicago with Tony Rezco, a man of questionable character, who is now in prison and had helped Obama to a sweet deal on the purchase of his home, people said it didn't matter...
When it became known that George Soros, a multi-billionaire Marxist, spent a ton of money to get him elected, people said it didn't matter...
When he started appointing czars that were radicals, revolutionaries, and even avowed Marxist/Communist, people said it didn't matter...
When he stood before the nation and told us that his intentions were to "fundamentally transform this nation" into something else, people said it didn't matter...
When it became known that he had trained ACORN workers in Chicago and served as an attorney for ACORN, people said it didn't matter...
When he appointed a cabinet members and several advisors who were tax cheats and socialists, people said it didn't matter...
When he appointed a science czar, John Holdren, who believes in forced abortions, mass sterilizations and seizing babies from teen mothers, people said it didn't matter...
When he appointed Cass Sunstein as regulatory czar and he believes in "Explicit Consent", (harvesting human organs without family consent" and to allow animals to be represented in court, while banning all hunting, people said it didn't matter...
When he appointed Kevin Jennings, a homosexual, and organizer of a group called "gay, lesbian, straight, Education network", as safe school czar and it became known that he had a history of bad advice to teenagers, people said it didn't matter...
When he appointed Mark Lloyd as diversity czar and he believed in curtailing free speech, taking from one and giving to another to spread the wealth and admires Hugo Chavez,
people said it didn't matter...
When Valerie Jarrett was selected as Obama's senior White House advisor and she is an avowed Socialist, people said it didn't matter...
When Anita Dunn, White House Communications director said Mao Tse Tung was her favorite philosopher and the person she turned to most for inspiration, people said it didn't matter...
When he appointed Carol Browner as global warming czar, and she is a well known socialist working on Cap and trade as the nations largest tax, people said it doesn't matter...
When he appointed Van Jones, an ex-con and avowed Communist as green energy czar, who since had to resign when this was made known, people said it didn't matter...
When Tom Daschle, Obama's pick for Health and Human Services Secretary could not be confirmed, because he was a tax cheat, people said it didn't matter...
When, as president of the United States, he bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia & now the Emperor of Japan, people said it didn't matter...
When he traveled around the world criticizing America and never once talking of her greatness, people said it didn't matter...
When his actions concerning the middle-east seemed to support the Palestinians over Israel , our long time friend, people said it doesn't matter...
When he took American tax dollars to resettle thousands of Palestinians from Gaza to the United States, people said it doesn't matter...
When he upset the Europeans by removing plans for a missile defense system against the Russians, people said it doesn't matter...
When he played politics in Afghanistan by not sending troops the Field Commanders said we had to have to win, people said it didn't matter...
When he started spending us into a debt that was so big we could not pay it off, people said it didn't matter...
When he took a huge spending bill under the guise of stimulus and used it to pay off organizations, unions and individuals that got him elected, people said it didn't matter...
When he took over insurance companies, car companies, banks, etc., people said it didn't matter...
When he took away student loans from the banks and put it through the government, people said it didn't matter...
When he designed plans to take over the health care system and put it under government control, people said it didn't matter...
When he set into motion a plan to take over the control of all energy in the United States through Cap and Trade, people said it didn't matter...
When he finally completed his transformation of America into a Socialist State, people finally woke up..........but it was too late.
"If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin." ~Samuel Adams, 1776.
When Obama wrote a book and said he was mentored as a youth by Frank Marshall Davis, an avowed Communist, people said it didn't matter...
When it was discovered that his grandparents were strong socialists, sent Obama's mother to a socialist school, introduced Frank Marshall Davis to young Obama,P people said it didn't matter...
When people found out that he was enrolled as a Muslim child in school in Indonesia and his father and step father were both Muslims, people said it didn't matter...
When he wrote in another book he authored “I will stand with them(Muslims) should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”people said it didn't matter...
When he admittedly, in his book, said he chose Marxist friends and professors in college, people said it didn't matter...
When he traveled to Pakistan , after college on an unknown national passport, people said it didn't matter...
When he sought the endorsement of the Marxist party in 1996 as he ran for the Illinois Senate, people said it doesn't matter...
When he sat in a Chicago Church for twenty years and listened to a preacher spew hatred for America and preach black liberation theology, people said it didn't matter...
When an independent Washington organization, that tracks senate voting records, gave him the distinctive title as the "most liberal senator", people said it didn't matter...
When the Palestinians in Gaza, set up a fund raising telethon to raise money for his election campaign,people said it didn't matter...
When his voting record supported gun control, people said it didn't matter...
When he refused to disclose who donated money to his election campaign, as other candidates had done, people said it didn't matter...
When he received endorsements from people like Louis Farrakhan, Mummar Kadaffi and Hugo Chavez, people said it didn't matter...
When it was pointed out that he was a total, newcomer and had absolutely no experience at anything except community organizing, people said it didn't matter...
When he chose friends and acquaintances such as Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn who were revolutionary radicals, people said it didn'tmatter...
When his voting record in the Illinois senate and in the U.S. Senate came into question, people said it didn't matter...
When he refused to wear a flag, lapel pin and did so only after a public outcry, people said it didn't matter...
When people started treating him as a Messiah and children in schools were taught to sing his praises, people said it didn't matter...
When he stood with his hands over his groin area for the playing of theNational Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance, people said it didn'tmatter...
When he surrounded himself in the White house with advisors who were pro gun control, pro abortion, pro homosexual marriage and wanting to curtail freedom of speech to silence the opposition, people said itdidn't matter...
When he aired his views on abortion, homosexuality and a host of other issues, people said it didn't matter...
When he said he favors sex education in Kindergarten, including homosexual indoctrination, people said it didn't matter...
When his background was either scrubbed or hidden and nothing could be found about him, people said it didn't matter...
When the place of his birth was called into question, and he refused to produce a birth certificate, people said it didn't matter...
When he had an association in Chicago with Tony Rezco, a man of questionable character, who is now in prison and had helped Obama to a sweet deal on the purchase of his home, people said it didn't matter...
When it became known that George Soros, a multi-billionaire Marxist, spent a ton of money to get him elected, people said it didn't matter...
When he started appointing czars that were radicals, revolutionaries, and even avowed Marxist/Communist, people said it didn't matter...
When he stood before the nation and told us that his intentions were to "fundamentally transform this nation" into something else, people said it didn't matter...
When it became known that he had trained ACORN workers in Chicago and served as an attorney for ACORN, people said it didn't matter...
When he appointed a cabinet members and several advisors who were tax cheats and socialists, people said it didn't matter...
When he appointed a science czar, John Holdren, who believes in forced abortions, mass sterilizations and seizing babies from teen mothers, people said it didn't matter...
When he appointed Cass Sunstein as regulatory czar and he believes in "Explicit Consent", (harvesting human organs without family consent" and to allow animals to be represented in court, while banning all hunting, people said it didn't matter...
When he appointed Kevin Jennings, a homosexual, and organizer of a group called "gay, lesbian, straight, Education network", as safe school czar and it became known that he had a history of bad advice to teenagers, people said it didn't matter...
When he appointed Mark Lloyd as diversity czar and he believed in curtailing free speech, taking from one and giving to another to spread the wealth and admires Hugo Chavez,
people said it didn't matter...
When Valerie Jarrett was selected as Obama's senior White House advisor and she is an avowed Socialist, people said it didn't matter...
When Anita Dunn, White House Communications director said Mao Tse Tung was her favorite philosopher and the person she turned to most for inspiration, people said it didn't matter...
When he appointed Carol Browner as global warming czar, and she is a well known socialist working on Cap and trade as the nations largest tax, people said it doesn't matter...
When he appointed Van Jones, an ex-con and avowed Communist as green energy czar, who since had to resign when this was made known, people said it didn't matter...
When Tom Daschle, Obama's pick for Health and Human Services Secretary could not be confirmed, because he was a tax cheat, people said it didn't matter...
When, as president of the United States, he bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia & now the Emperor of Japan, people said it didn't matter...
When he traveled around the world criticizing America and never once talking of her greatness, people said it didn't matter...
When his actions concerning the middle-east seemed to support the Palestinians over Israel , our long time friend, people said it doesn't matter...
When he took American tax dollars to resettle thousands of Palestinians from Gaza to the United States, people said it doesn't matter...
When he upset the Europeans by removing plans for a missile defense system against the Russians, people said it doesn't matter...
When he played politics in Afghanistan by not sending troops the Field Commanders said we had to have to win, people said it didn't matter...
When he started spending us into a debt that was so big we could not pay it off, people said it didn't matter...
When he took a huge spending bill under the guise of stimulus and used it to pay off organizations, unions and individuals that got him elected, people said it didn't matter...
When he took over insurance companies, car companies, banks, etc., people said it didn't matter...
When he took away student loans from the banks and put it through the government, people said it didn't matter...
When he designed plans to take over the health care system and put it under government control, people said it didn't matter...
When he set into motion a plan to take over the control of all energy in the United States through Cap and Trade, people said it didn't matter...
When he finally completed his transformation of America into a Socialist State, people finally woke up..........but it was too late.
"If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin." ~Samuel Adams, 1776.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Update...
As one can only imagine, these last couple of weeks have been anything but mundane! Through it all, we have continuously been witness to the faithfulness of our Lord, Jesus Christ. By His Grace alone, we have seen miracles happen!
Carrie is doing extremely well! After not being on her feet more than a few minutes a day for the last 3.5 months, she sprained her ankle shortly after being released from the hospital. That is healing and she is feeling really good about being a Mom again with Josiah. They have had some really good bonding time these last two weeks as I have been back to work.
Josiah is full of life! We are so enjoying seeing his personality really take shape! He is such a happy little man who loves to investigate everything! We are convinced that Josiah thinks Reagan is a furry brother who walks funny and Reagan thinks Josiah is his personal playmate! They are so funny together! Josiah has the most contagious laugh and finds the most ordinary things (dogs playing keep away, Daddy blowing on his belly, etc) to be gut splitting hilarious!
Caleb is progressing amazingly well! He is now almost 3.5 weeks old. This last week, we have seen some pretty amazing changes!
First of all, Caleb was moved from the Intensive side of NICU to the step down Intermediate side of NICU. One more step closer to coming home! :)
Secondly, Caleb took a bottle for the first time last Sunday and has steadily increased to 2 bottles a day and today....drum roll please....nursed from Carrie! She is terribly excited as you can imagine!
Thirdly, Caleb was taken off ALL breathing stimulants! Yeah! He is breathing completely on his own!
Lastly, he hasn't had any bradycardia episodes in over 2 days!
Please continue to pray for our little warrior that he grows into a godly man serving the Lord as his namesake of old did!
Without the peace of a personal walk with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, this entire life event would have been overwhelming to say the least. Our prayer is that everyone would come to know the peace that passes ALL understanding! We rejoice with those who already walk steadfastly with the Lord, for only then does one know and experience the true JOY that Caleb's life journey thus far brings!
Trusting and resting on the promises of our Lord,
Love,
Joshua, Carrie, Josiah and Caleb
Carrie is doing extremely well! After not being on her feet more than a few minutes a day for the last 3.5 months, she sprained her ankle shortly after being released from the hospital. That is healing and she is feeling really good about being a Mom again with Josiah. They have had some really good bonding time these last two weeks as I have been back to work.
Josiah is full of life! We are so enjoying seeing his personality really take shape! He is such a happy little man who loves to investigate everything! We are convinced that Josiah thinks Reagan is a furry brother who walks funny and Reagan thinks Josiah is his personal playmate! They are so funny together! Josiah has the most contagious laugh and finds the most ordinary things (dogs playing keep away, Daddy blowing on his belly, etc) to be gut splitting hilarious!
Caleb is progressing amazingly well! He is now almost 3.5 weeks old. This last week, we have seen some pretty amazing changes!
First of all, Caleb was moved from the Intensive side of NICU to the step down Intermediate side of NICU. One more step closer to coming home! :)
Secondly, Caleb took a bottle for the first time last Sunday and has steadily increased to 2 bottles a day and today....drum roll please....nursed from Carrie! She is terribly excited as you can imagine!
Thirdly, Caleb was taken off ALL breathing stimulants! Yeah! He is breathing completely on his own!
Lastly, he hasn't had any bradycardia episodes in over 2 days!
Please continue to pray for our little warrior that he grows into a godly man serving the Lord as his namesake of old did!
Without the peace of a personal walk with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, this entire life event would have been overwhelming to say the least. Our prayer is that everyone would come to know the peace that passes ALL understanding! We rejoice with those who already walk steadfastly with the Lord, for only then does one know and experience the true JOY that Caleb's life journey thus far brings!
Trusting and resting on the promises of our Lord,
Love,
Joshua, Carrie, Josiah and Caleb
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Caleb Joshua update...
Caleb was diagnosed with Patent Ductus Arteriosis (PDA) (hole in the heart) yesterday. Our understanding is that this is pretty common in preemies Caleb's age. The neonatalogist is treating him with an IV form of ibuprofen for 3 days in an attempt to pharmacologically close the hole.
Tomorrow, they do a chest x-ray to determine if he can be taken off the ventilator.
Thank you for your continued prayers for our little warrior!
Tomorrow, they do a chest x-ray to determine if he can be taken off the ventilator.
Thank you for your continued prayers for our little warrior!
Monday, March 01, 2010
Update on Caleb...
Just spoke with the Neonatalogist and Caleb is doing very well for his gestational age. I was able to spend about 3 hours with him early this morning and even held him, skin-to-skin, for about 1.5 hours. He is S-O-O-O-O tiny compared to Josiah! He slept in my arms for the most part although he did have to complain when the nurse came over to adjust one of the monitors.
The neonatalogist will be removing the umbilical vein catheter (UVC) today and replacing it with a spaghetti IV line. We would like to request pray for no infections as this is a risk.
Also, the specialist is ordering a heart ultrasound because he suspects that Caleb's ductus arterious is still open. If small, then they will treat with liquid ibuprofen. Thanks again for your many prayers!
Joshua, Carrie, Josiah and now baby Caleb
The neonatalogist will be removing the umbilical vein catheter (UVC) today and replacing it with a spaghetti IV line. We would like to request pray for no infections as this is a risk.
Also, the specialist is ordering a heart ultrasound because he suspects that Caleb's ductus arterious is still open. If small, then they will treat with liquid ibuprofen. Thanks again for your many prayers!
Joshua, Carrie, Josiah and now baby Caleb
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Carrie and Caleb Update #2!
Well, February 24 seems to be a very, very popular date on both sides of our family!
Announcing:
Caleb Joshua Briggs was born at 10:52AM on February 24, 2010.
Weighing in at 3 lbs 1 oz and measuring 15 inches long.
Not bad considering he was born 10.5 weeks early!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq94imOoNP0
The neonatalogist was especially pleased with Caleb's weight considering the circumstances. He was expecting a 2 - 2.5 lb baby considering that Carrie's membranes tore at 17 weeks gestation and we had been in a perpetual state of amniotic fluid leakage since that time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcCVJw1a0yw
Carrie was doing great up until 3 AM on the 24th when she started having contractions. They were able to stop the contractions until around 8:00AM. After that, she started having a temperature and the contractions began in interest.
The perinatalogist decided that since Caleb was in a breach position, they would be doing a c-section. Caleb and God had other plans! Caleb was delivered, butt first and decided that he wasn't waiting for the doctor either. He was actually delivered by a nurse.
Caleb is doing well and is stable in the NICU at Sutter Memorial Hospital in Sacramento. He is currently on a B-CPAP machine to assist with breathing although the amount of O2 required in minimal at 20%. He began getting small (2 ml) amounts of Carrie's colostrum every 4 hours today and is tolerating it very well.
Carrie is rebounding very well and will be discharged tomorrow. I know she is looking forward to holding Josiah again, something she hasn't done in a little over 3 months now!
We have been exceptionally grateful to our parents and families for their support and love during this time as well as to our church family at SOPC!
Carrie and I would like to thank Carrie's mom, Kristi Ireland, for coming out for a week and a half in January to help us out while giving my mom a much needed and deserved break. Josiah really enjoyed bonding with his Grandma Ireland!!! And I know Carrie really liked having her mom here as well! We are looking forward to having you here again soon and have you meet your latest grandson!
Thank you to EVERYONE for your continued prayers throughout this entire journey! Our Lord God has confounded the doctors...Carrie and Caleb made it 12.5 weeks AFTER her membranes tore! Unheard of!!! The knowledge of the prayers being lifted up on our behalf has been overwhelming at times and heartening all the time!
Please continue to pray as we enter a new phase of the journey with Carrie coming home and Caleb remaining at the hospital. We are also praying that Josiah does not get neglected throughout this entire situation and that we find a God honoring balance!
Carrie and I would especially like to recognize my Mom, Darla Briggs, for sacrificing her time and energy over the last 3+months to watch and take care of both Josiah and myself! She has managed to make meals and care for not only Josiah (a rambunctious 15 month old) but also my dad and myself! Thank you so much Mom!!!
May our Lord Jesus Christ continually be lifted up and ALL praise and ALL glory go to Him as we continue this amazing journey of Caleb Joshua Briggs!
Announcing:
Caleb Joshua Briggs was born at 10:52AM on February 24, 2010.
Weighing in at 3 lbs 1 oz and measuring 15 inches long.
Not bad considering he was born 10.5 weeks early!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq94imOoNP0
The neonatalogist was especially pleased with Caleb's weight considering the circumstances. He was expecting a 2 - 2.5 lb baby considering that Carrie's membranes tore at 17 weeks gestation and we had been in a perpetual state of amniotic fluid leakage since that time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcCVJw1a0yw
Carrie was doing great up until 3 AM on the 24th when she started having contractions. They were able to stop the contractions until around 8:00AM. After that, she started having a temperature and the contractions began in interest.
The perinatalogist decided that since Caleb was in a breach position, they would be doing a c-section. Caleb and God had other plans! Caleb was delivered, butt first and decided that he wasn't waiting for the doctor either. He was actually delivered by a nurse.
Caleb is doing well and is stable in the NICU at Sutter Memorial Hospital in Sacramento. He is currently on a B-CPAP machine to assist with breathing although the amount of O2 required in minimal at 20%. He began getting small (2 ml) amounts of Carrie's colostrum every 4 hours today and is tolerating it very well.
Carrie is rebounding very well and will be discharged tomorrow. I know she is looking forward to holding Josiah again, something she hasn't done in a little over 3 months now!
We have been exceptionally grateful to our parents and families for their support and love during this time as well as to our church family at SOPC!
Carrie and I would like to thank Carrie's mom, Kristi Ireland, for coming out for a week and a half in January to help us out while giving my mom a much needed and deserved break. Josiah really enjoyed bonding with his Grandma Ireland!!! And I know Carrie really liked having her mom here as well! We are looking forward to having you here again soon and have you meet your latest grandson!
Thank you to EVERYONE for your continued prayers throughout this entire journey! Our Lord God has confounded the doctors...Carrie and Caleb made it 12.5 weeks AFTER her membranes tore! Unheard of!!! The knowledge of the prayers being lifted up on our behalf has been overwhelming at times and heartening all the time!
Please continue to pray as we enter a new phase of the journey with Carrie coming home and Caleb remaining at the hospital. We are also praying that Josiah does not get neglected throughout this entire situation and that we find a God honoring balance!
Carrie and I would especially like to recognize my Mom, Darla Briggs, for sacrificing her time and energy over the last 3+months to watch and take care of both Josiah and myself! She has managed to make meals and care for not only Josiah (a rambunctious 15 month old) but also my dad and myself! Thank you so much Mom!!!
May our Lord Jesus Christ continually be lifted up and ALL praise and ALL glory go to Him as we continue this amazing journey of Caleb Joshua Briggs!
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