We celebrated Jong's birthday with Isaac this evening and Isaac gave his daddy a great birthday present by breaking the 800 grams mark - Isaac weighed 821 grams today!!
It was actually a rather emotional celebration for us. I think for a little while, it will always be a bit emotional when we celebrate special days. I think its hard for Jong not to think about the past year on his birthday. When we think about this past year, its hard not to get overwhelmed by how much God has blessed us. He gave us two beautiful children who are so brave and strong, even though they seem so fragile and weak in our eyes, and showed us how He uses the weak to serve His Kingdom. He let one of them stay here on earth with us so that when we see Isaac each day, we are reminded of how merciful is our Lord Almighty, how great is His creation and how deep is His love for us. He took one of them back home to Heaven with him so that when we remember Rachel each day, we are reminded of how nothing is ours, how everything we have is a precious gift from God and how wonderful Heaven will be. We are so overwhelmed by God's grace, love and mercy. Yet we also can't help but be heartbroken because we miss our little heroine so much. And I know Jong couldn't help but yearn for his darling angel Rachel to be here to celebrate his birthday with him.
Going back to Isaac, we also found out tonight that they have increased Isaac's feedings to 13 ml/per feeding. Isaac crashed a few times today and we haven't seen him crash like this the past few days so we are praying that its not because his PDA is getting worse. Its tough to know whether it is better to wait for a while with the hopes that Isaac doesn't need to go through a traumatic surgery or to just get the PDA surgery done sooner so that Isaac's lungs can heal faster.
Onto a different topic, Jong and I are thinking more about moving Isaac every day - mostly because we really want to be able to spend more time with him. A colleague told me that Red Cross Hospital has one of the best NICUs in Tokyo. For those of you in Japan, have you heard anything about Red Cross Hospital's NICU?
Thanks for all your continued prayers for Isaac,
Sonia
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Happy Birthday Jong!!!!!
Sonia,
I loved the last pictures of Issac, you can certainly see the changes in him, he is so sweet!!!! I am off to stay in the hospital now and may not have access to the computer, please know that you will all be in my thoughts and prayers. I will be thinking of you and will post when I can.
Many Hugs
Allison
Hi Sonia, Jong and Isaac. I just thought I'd drop you a quick note to thank you for your thoughts and concerns for our Will. Dorothy has been constantly updating our caregroup and we have been praying regularly for you. To think that you can spend time to focus on and pray for other people like ourselves, when you're going through such as struggle as your are is a great testament to you and your faith.
Thanks for your support and encouragement. We will continue to pray for you.
Harry & Jules.
Sonia, Jong, and Isaac,
You don't know me, but I've been praying for Isaac since his birth. Jon and Dor are dear friends of ours, and perhaps one day we'll get to meet you firsthand. Happy Birthday, Jong!
Praying for Isaac to continue to grow and develop, and that you would continue to experience the nearness of God to be your joy.
Yours in Christ, Brett Hilliard
Hi, again!
My son was in Red Cross Hospital's NICU at Hiroo, Shibuya. I have been satisfied with this hospital, and do think here is one of the best NICU in Kanto area.
But I should inform you that the visiting hour is only an hour and a half per day (14:00-15:30). This is because of preventing infections which family may bring. I think this rule is very important for fragile preemies. Instead, we can visit anytime through the window.
Some hospitals have no restriction on visiting hours, however, I believe this rule is just for the parents and not for the babies. There are various opinions about visiting hours and mine maybe not acceptable to you.
Anyway, I am just wishing Isacc to be fine and come back to his comfortable home as soon as possible. Changing hospital will cause a delay of his discharge. Toho is still one of a good hospital as far as I know. Please, please think carefully about this delicate subject.
If you would like to contact me, ask your friend who post questions on Japanese preemie borad.
Hope you don't take me wrong. I am always behind you and praying for your family.
Junko (23 weeker boy's mom)
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