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I was so happy to be a part of the Children’s Health Foundation’s holiday fundraising campaign this year. We know the Lord is ultimately the One who brought our babies through everything, but He uses the medical teams and their skills, their compassion, their dedication to enhance anyone’s experience at Children’s Hospital. We are soContinue reading “CHF 2019 Holiday Fundraising Campaign”

Over the past year, we have had a few opportunities to share a short version of the twins’ NICU journey at events for the Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography (TNE) machine. The Children’s Health Foundation has been collecting donations to help purchase this machine for the NICU and that was finally able to happen this summer! ThisContinue reading “Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography Machine”

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! All I have needed Thy hand hath provided. Great is Thy faithfulness Lord unto me. Great is Thy Faithfulness by Thomas Chisholm Foster Daughter – 2yrs+4moCalvin – 17mo (13.5mo corrected)Katharina – 17mo (13.5mo corrected)Foster Baby – 10wks

Pray for us as we are learning how to adjust to being a family of SIX. Our foster daughter’s baby sister came to live with our family (for as short or as long as God intends!) at just 1 week old on August 12th. It’s hard to believe that it has already been over aContinue reading “…and then there were SIX!”

With premature babies, there are two important dates we go by: Actual Age – their birthday (May 26th)Corrected Age – my due date (September 1st) For the first few years of their lives, Calvin and Katharina’s paediatricians will go by their corrected age in their expectations for growth and development, but May 26th will alwaysContinue reading “Happy “1 Year Corrected”!”

Look who joined the club! 🤓

Happy Canada Day from our munchkins! 🇨🇦

Calvin is settled in his PCCU room and doing great. Needing a slight bit of extra oxygen at this point but no ventilator! His ear canals are too tiny so the ENT doctor was unable to see Calvin’s ear drums. Because of this, he couldn’t confirm or deny if there was a fluid issue soContinue reading “Post-Surgery Update”

Calvin is having surgery tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00pm by his ENT doctor. This will be his seventh surgery! He is getting tubes put in both ears (to help with fluid issues) and having granulation tissue removed from his trach area. While sedated, they will also be doing a hearing test. He will be spending oneContinue reading “Calvin’s Surgery #7”

A friend came by this afternoon for a long awaited visit and brought one of *the most perfect* tea mugs for me! I haven’t seen her since July because she or her husband or one of their kiddos has been sick or getting over a cold. I just wanted to take a moment to thankContinue reading “Thank You for Understanding!”