The Sant Family

Monday, March 21, 2011

Cousins

We are lucky to have 2 cousins who live close by. We know Brooklyn is going to have lots of fun playing with them when she gets older.

Logan & Brooklyn
(Logan is 3 weeks older than Little B.)

Allie & Brooklyn
(Brooklyn is about 3 weeks older than Allie.)

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

One Month Old

It's hard to believe Brooklyn is already one month old! We're so glad she's part of our family.

Monday, March 14, 2011

She's home and we are loving it! It was nice to wake up today and know there would be no driving to the hospital. We had a good first night at home, and I didn't mind the waking up because it meant that Brooklyn was home!

But, before we went home we actually had our first outing. We had to make a stop at my parents' house for my nephew's blessing. It was a good night and we're glad we were able to make it over for the blessing.

Going home!

Making a quick stop.

Logan meets Brooklyn.

Glad we were able to make it for Logan's blessing!

We couldn't be happier!! She's home and no more wires or
cords attached. :)

Logan and Brooklyn

Ready for our first night at home!
She's so cuddly!

Saturday, March 12, 2011

March 13, 2011

March 13th was the day Brooklyn was actually due. But now March 13th means even more....it's the day that Brooklyn gets to come home! (She was a champion eater and impressed the doctors so they're sending her home!!)

We're so excited! It will be so nice to be able to walk around with her and not have to worry about getting her tangled up in all the lines that have been attached to her for the last 3 1/2 weeks.

Welcome Home Brooklyn!!

Update & More Pics

Brooklyn started eating a few days ago and is doing great. They were going to start her on a minimum of 1/2 oz. and work her way up to full feedings, but if she was hungrier then they would feed her more. Well, let's just say in her first day of eating she ate about 2 oz. at almost every feeding and now she's getting up to 3 and 4 ounces. They are taking out her IV today which has been giving her the nutritional fluid. Then Brooklyn just needs to average a certain amount of food in a 12 hour period for the next 24-48 hours and she can come home!!

Love those little feet!

Mom & Daughter time-love this! (And do you see her curled
hair on top-the nurses did that. Love those nurses.)

I never get tired of this.

Aunt Brittany & Uncle Abell meeting B.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Counting My Blessings

Today when I went in to see Brooklyn I found that we had a new roommate, a very tiny preemie who was born only a week ago and is in one of those incubators. As I sat there and held my sweet Brooklyn I couldn't help but think, "It could be worse." And I thought of this song:

When upon life's billows you are tempest-tossed

When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,

Count your many blessings, name them one by one

And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

As exhausting as it is to go back and forth to the hospital, I am so blessed to be able to go in and cuddle with my baby. We have been blessed, and Brooklyn has been blessed to not have any serious complications that are going to keep her in NICU for much longer. I am blessed because I have had numerous people tell me if I didn't have a c-section my sweet Brooklyn wouldn't B here, or would've had serious complications. I love this little blessing....all 12 pounds of her!!

Brooklyn is doing so well and we hope to have her home in about a week and a half. She gets to start eating again on Wednesday. They will start small and work their way back up to full feedings so we don't overwhelm her system and have to go through all of this again.