NICU.....Growing Girl

 To read more of Hannah Kate's NICU story-click HERE. 

NICU hat, blanket, diaper patterns-click HERE.

Having a preemie is an incredible opportunity to see what wonderful things God does daily—seeing how babies grow and develop outside of the womb, when most people do not have that opportunity.  
He truly is amazing! 


Psalm 139:13-14 "For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made..."

Below are pictures of our growing Hannah Kate-the first age is her "real" age and the second in parentheses is her adjusted age or gestational age

2.2.11
~less than one minute old (28 weeks, 1 day)

2.3.11
one day old (28 weeks, 2 days)

2.8.11
6 days old (29 weeks)

 2.9.11
1 week old (29 weeks, 1 day)

13 days old (29 weeks, 6 days)

2.26.11

24 days old (31 weeks, 4 days)

3.2.11

one month old (32 weeks)

3.8.11 (in between feeding tube movement-thanks to Nurse Jenna!)

4 weeks, 6 days old (32 weeks, 6 days)

3.10.11 First bottle feeding

5 weeks, 2 days (33 weeks, 1 day)

3.16.11

6 weeks old, (34 weeks)

3.14.11 (it won't let me put this back in the right order....sorry!)
5 weeks, 5 days old (33 weeks, 5 days)

3.19.11

6 weeks, 3 days old (34 weeks, 3 days)

3.27.11  Hungry girl-she's not screaming, I promise!
7 weeks, 4 days old (35 weeks, 4 days)

4.2.11
8 weeks, 3 days (36 weeks, 4 days)

4.4.11
Going HOME!
8 weeks, 5 days (36 weeks, 6 days)

 

4.4.11

HOME (well, Nana and Papa's home)

4.10.11
9 weeks, 4 days (37 weeks, 5 days)