We celebrate every month Vitoria lives like it is her birthday. In the beginning, we celebrated every day, every week. My sister often says Vitoria taught her to live one day at a time, enjoying every single moment as if it were the last. Joana stopped thinking and worrying about the future. She nurtured her present, each and every moment she could hold her daughter, see her pretty eyes open, hear her cry, hold her hand... there was no other way. She learned to trust the Lord with all her heart, and let Him lead the way, otherwise her cross would be unbearable.
We hope this post, which shows Vitoria's rough beginning, may encourage others who are facing a pregnancy full of uncertainties to trust in the Lord with all their hearts, to put their worries in His hands and let Him lead the way.
Vitoria newborn, January 13, 2010.
One day of life, still in the incubator.
Four days of life, out of the incubator and in mommy's arms
First month of life: with grandma Alice, taking a bath.
First Month: meeting grandpa Bruno
With mommy, 24 days of life.
One month
Three generations
Two months
Three Months, a little angry
Three Months: look how chubby she's getting!
Three Months: Breastfeeding
Celebrating Vitoria's 100 days of life
Four Months: Mother's Day
Four Months: Vicky pulled out her feeding tube!
Four Months: Recovering after surgery (which happened on May 19)
Four Months: one week after surgery
Four Months: Feeding tube not needed anymore
Five Months: doing well and going home
Five months after giving birth, Joana is finally taking her baby home.
Six Months: one month at home
Seven Months: trying to crawl
Eight Months: Our God is the God of the impossible
...and today, she is 9 months-old. So young and yet, so full of the glory of God!
Thanks so much for sharing!! I cried the whole time that I was looking at the pictures! She is so beautiful and so full of life! She is proof to all these Drs that they are wrong! God is amazing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! Thanks for sharing these photos. She is an AMAZING little girl.
ReplyDeleteThe is such a sweetheart...and a little miracle! Thank you for sharing her with us:)
ReplyDeleteShe is so beautiful and such an ispiration! We love you all the way from NH! The Aubes
ReplyDeleteShe is precious and so cute.
ReplyDeleteShe brings love and medical science together in modesty.
ReplyDeleteFew people in the human experience know such constructive modesty.
Like Christ who was mocked, but is more alive than anyone after so long...