Again, sorry it's been a while since we posted anything on here! For us life keeps going and going with everyday stuff so we don't always think about it!
For Mya, she is doing really well. She is doing well at home and has not had any complications at all. She is very squirmy, shuffling herself around in her crib from one end to the other; very strong always arching her back and trying to look around; and she definitely has an idea of what she likes and doesn't like. She got very used to all the attention she got in the hospital with everybody holding her all the time, and now sees no point in lying down by herself when there are perfectly good arms available to be holding her. Sarah has a 'sling' that she uses to carry Mya around in so she feels like she's being held, but her mom can still get tasks accomplished!
For those who want to continue praying for Mya, pray that the effects of the damage done in those first days would be limited. So far they have determined that there has be some damage in her brain, specifically to her pituitary gland, which controls your growth hormones and other important functions, but at this point it is difficult to say what if any effect this damage may have on her. No matter what, she is a beautiful, active baby girl and what a gift from God.

...And a few days later and they're all doing really well. On her first day home, Mya pulled out her feeding tube, but she hasn't needed it so Sarah and Tom decided not to take her back to the hospital to have it put back in. She is eating really well and sticking to her schedule. She so rarely cries that it's kind of nice to hear her do it sometimes just to hear her make a noise. Thank you so much for praying this family through this very difficult time and into a more normal pace of life. You can continue to pray that the effects of the error made at the hospital on Mya's 4th day would be little to none and that she would continue to grow up as the strong and feisty little girl we already know and love so very much!

Ok, here's the one you've all been waiting for:

Mya is scheduled to go home on Friday the 23rd!! Everyone is so excited! She has had an excellent week, not sounding off alarms and was taken off all monitors first thing this morning. She is doing most of her feeding by bottle, but will leave the tube in for a few weeks to relieve the stress of wondering if she's getting enough. She's passed her 'car seat challenge' and got all her charts and memos and lists and instructions and gear together, and as soon as Tom can pick them up

tomorrow morning, they're going to be on their way!

YAY!

Another Mya update, for all you faithful blog followers!
Today Mya was 6lb 1oz and bottle fed for a full 24 hrs yesterday and today. She still has the feeding tube in, in case she is too tired to do the bottle. It seems Sarah is in better spirits today than earlier this week, so thanks for praying about that. Mya will see her opthamologist specialist this week to check her eyes so that's something new to pray about. She spent some time in a swing seat today and loved it. The positioning is similar to a car seat so they were happy to see it did not adversly affect her breathing or other stats. We are hopeful it won't be long now till she can go home!

Hi Everybody
Please continue to pray for Sarah, Tom, Alex and Mya, as each have their own needs at this time.
Mya is growing and taking a bottle for every 2nd feeding now (she has 8/day --the others are by a tube going through her nose down to her stomach) . The bottle feeding takes a lot of energy for her and she needs that energy to build her strength. She sometimes struggles a little bit with her breathing during the feeding. Once she is taking all her feedings by bottle, she can go home. Sarah is even spending the nights at the hospital now to get her doing this through the nights. Also, Alex is just getting over a congested chest cough and hasn't even been able to see Mya in her new hospital. Needless to say, everyone is tired, stressed, and wondering how they're going to make it through the next phase of this whole ordeal. They are happy to be closer to home and in a nicer hospital, but it seems to come with it's own new set of struggles. Thank you for continuing to pray.

MYA IS IN ABBOTSFORD!!!

We are thrilled to be here at the Fraser valley regional hospital visiting Mya with Sarah, Opa, Oma, Christine, Jordan(who got to hold her today) Dylan and Me. What a hospital, Internet , Tv and Radio in the room, Alex has a play room right across the hall with a big screen TV and DVD...... It is like the Hilton compared to the children's hospital.... and 5 mins away. We will walk down when it is sunny. But we are expecting her to be out of here in no time as she is up to 5lbs 4 oz as of today.

Thanks for every ones continued prayers!!!!

MYA IS COMING TO ABBOTSFORD!!! THANK YOU LORD!!