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Ava Update

February 25, 2012 by

Ava turns 5 months this week, and the time has felt very surreal – it’s gone by fast and slow. We haven’t left the house much at all in order to avoid germs, the cold weather and because Ava hates the car seat. I tell people I live in the Twilight Zone in combination with [...]

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I hope this counts as a costume, but it’s hard enough to find preemie clothes let alone a halloween costume! Happy Halloween from Ava!

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One month down for Ava

October 28, 2011 by

Wow, I can’t believe Ava is already one month old!  After spending nine days in the NICU, she finally came home and she has been thriving ever since.  She takes a bottle very well, eating breast milk fortified with ½ teaspoon of formula for added calories. She is now 5 lb. 14 oz. (a one [...]

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Welcome to the World, Ava!

September 29, 2011 by

Ava was born yesterday, September 28, 2011 at 8:09 am via planned c-section. At 39 weeks and 2 days gestation, she weighed 5 lb, 2 oz and was 19.5 inches long (praise the Lord!). Currently, she is in the NICU due to some small breathing problems but other than that she’s doing great! She will [...]

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Ava Lynn

August 30, 2011 by

Hello everyone. My name is Carissa. I’ve been reading this site for a couple months now, and I know God brought me here to help get me through one of the toughest trials of my life. Let me tell you why … I guess you could say that our story started nearly a year ago. [...]

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