Two months at home!

While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Co 4:18

For we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Co 5:7

And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing I Co 13:2

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.I Co 13:7

On August 21st completed two months that our beloved Vitoria is at home with us! Thanks God, these were two wonderful months, without any problem for her, but only with too many victories!

We're passing by to quickly say hello everyone...Our dear Vitoria is doing well, and the day before yesterday she completed two months outside the hospital. Thanks to God, those were two wonderful months, without difficulties, and with many victories. We believe that the love God poured in our hearts for Vitoria's life gave us strength to face so many challenges, the difficult and uncertain months during the pregnancy, the challenging stay in the NICU with so many ups and downs, and now, finally, we have our daughter with us, alive, at home, growing, succeeding! She is already wearing clothes size Large! She's big and beautiful!
This week, on Monday, we took her to get her vaccine shots - "only" five, 4 pinches, 2 on her legs and 2 on her buttom. She was in mommy's arms, cried a bit at first, but she was calm later - when she was in the hospital, during the most difficult times, she had to receive shots daily, so we knew this wasn't going to be new for her.
Due to her history of NICU, we were able to get some chots that are not available at the health house, such as the pneumonia shots, and it's been two days her nose is a bit congested, so we believe she has had a reaction to that. She has had more difficulty to drink her bottle, since her nose is congested, so I've been giving her more of the thickened milk (AR) and we've been doing inhalation as well to see if she gets better.

I have a sore throat, so I am wearing a mask around her, which is a bit uncomfortable. I am also very tired due to this marathon of bottles, juices, purees, inhalation... but it is all worth it, see how happy she looks!

Faith can move mountains, but it is only with love that we are brave to have faith and to persist in faith against all that we see. It is this way God has taught us to live, and it is this way we will live the rest of our lives in this world!

We keep asking for your prayers about one stitch on her head where some hairs grew under the skin and have kept getting inflamed. We are going to take her to the neurosurgeon this week to see what it is.

We thank you all for your prayers and for the love of all of you who read this blog, who follow this blog and who leave comments. It is a pleasure to share with you all that we are living with our beloved Vitoria!

We will be posting more news and more beautiful photos soon.
Have a great week.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen

Gl 6:18

Home, sweet home

Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. Psalm 98:1

Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Psalm 95:1; 6-7

It is with great joy and gratitude to God that we inform you all that our beloved Vitoria de Cristo was released from the hospital and we could take her home this last Monday, June 21. She's been doing very well in her new routine at home: she's eating well, peacefully sleeping, enjoying the calmness of her new bedroom that had been ready for her during all those months she was in the hospital.

For us, it has been wonderful to be with our little angel all the time at home.

Bellow there are some pictures of the big day when we brought our beloved daughter home.

What change in sight! (my first car ride)

"Aunties" Renata and Cida, who took care of Vitoria during the months she was in the NICU, and daddy, who was wearing a mask because he had a cold.

Dr. Silvia, the pediatrician who cared for Vitoria during her stay at the hospital.

Daddy and Grandma Cida waiting for the "aisle of applause" which is made for all the babies who are released from the NICU.

At home, having her bottle with mommy.

At last, home sweet home!

No time, but with good news

Dear friends,

During these past few days we've had no time to write on the blog, neither to post pictures of our beloved Vitoria. We've been leaving home very early, and returning very late, spending the day without access to the internet. We also had a few changes we had adapt to. There was an attempt to tranfer Vitoria to another unit, to the Pediatrics ICU, but our health insurance did not authorize it. So last week Vitoria was transferred to another room shared with other babies at the NICU. Unfortunately, the nurses that cared for Vitoria are not working in this new shared room, therefore it has been a phase of adaptation, with a few difficulties for us, but we thank God because everything is working out and she is doing well!

Now she is expected to be released at any moment, and we are preparing the best way we can to receive her home. We ask for your prayers so that we may organize ourselves to give her all medical care she needs, and we also pray so that we can extend her health insurance. During all the time she was in the NICU, Marcelo's former employer company kept the insurance, but now that she doesn't need to be in the NICU anymore, her insurance may be canceled, and the other insurance we applied for does not cover her stay at the hospital just yet.

We wait in God for a provision, and we are doing everything we can to offer the best to our daughter.
We thank God immensely for our darling Vitoria, who may now go home and lift us up with her special and unique life.

We hope to be able to post more news and beautiful pictures very soon!

Nine pounds in the scale of Heaven

Our little princess has reached nine pounds today! She's so adorable!

Last week daddy started to work again after a long battle, so we have had very little time to post on the blog. Our little baby, however, is doing well, thanks to God. She has recovered well and is enjoying her naps now that the weather is colder.

Bellow, a few pictures of the week:

Lots of hugs and a great week for everyone.

Four months, twice Vitoria!

Our beloved daughter is completing four months of life this week. How thankful to God we are for this time! This week she also achieved the weight of 3.600 kg (8 pounds), more than twice her weight of birth. Take a look how chubby and smart she is! We took some inedited pictures of her without the feeding-tube (one of these days she vomited and the feeding-tube escaped). Look how beautiful little mouth she has.

 

Beloved Vitoria, God bless you, we love you so much! You are a rare jewel with great value we´re having the privilege of loving, protecting and admiring.

 

New challenges

 Desde que nasci fui entregue a ti. Desde o ventre materno és o meu Deus. Salmo 22:10

Os meus olhos estão sempre voltados para o Senhor, pois só Ele tira os meus pés da armadilha. Salmo 25:15

Eu lhes disse essas coisas para que em mim vocês tenham paz. Neste mundo vocês terão aflições; contudo, tenham ânimo! Eu venci o mundo. (Jesus, citado em João 16:33)

 

The sun is still shinning!

Já não haverá maldição nenhuma. O trono de Deus e do Cordeiro estará na cidade, e os seus servos o servirão. Eles verão a sua face, e o seu nome estará em suas testas. Não haverá mais noite. Elas não precisarão de luz de candeia, nem da luz do sol, pois o Senhor Deus os iluminará, e eles reinarão para todo o sempre. Apocalipse 22:3-5

Mas eu lhes digo: Amem os seus inimigos e orem por aqueles que os perseguem, para que vocês venham a ser filhos de seu Pai que está nos céus. Porque ele faz raiar o seu sol sobre maus e bons e derrama chuva sobre justos e injustos. Mateus 5:44-45