Herring Happenings: Baby Slate and weekend in Friona

Monday, June 24, 2013

Baby Slate and weekend in Friona

My dear friend, Mandie, had her baby boy Slate last Friday at 7:26 in the morning. He came very early but is doing remarkably well! Please please PLEASE lift her, baby Slate, and all of their family up in prayer as they watch this precious angel grow in the NICU. He weighed 2 lbs 14 oz and was 15.5 inches long. That's pretty big for a baby that was only 28 weeks along. Heres a pic of this sweet munchkin with his sunglasses on. ;). I cant wait to hold him!!! Mandie hasn't held him yet but hopefully soon!

We got an update from Emily, her sister and Slate is doing really really well! He came off the ventilator yesterday around noon which is a miracle! Babies this small or early don't usually come off the vent for a while so Praise God!!!! Mandie went home yesterday morning which was, as expected, really tough. They're going to start feeding him today. Mandie has been pumping like a champ and storing up lots of colostrum/milk for him so pray that continues to go so well too!

He had a bath just a few minutes ago and is doing tummy time as I type! His brain ultrasound looked good & his lungs are nice and inflated. They can touch him, take temp, change diaper, etc everyday at 8/12/4/8. She said that Mandie is probably going to work a few hours a day in a few weeks to stay busy and will take a total maternity leave when they get this munchkin home!! Everyone's ok, she said just its really emotional and everyone handles it differently. Keep praying!!!

I was able to go and hug Mandie's neck last Friday as we were planning to go to Friona for the weekend so B could play in their annual golf tourney with his dad so I took my own car and went to AMA first. I dropped off a bunch of food for them at mandies house then stopped by the hospital. We cried and laughed together and I'm just so glad I got to hold and see her. I can only imagine....
Yes, Cam was in the NICU but she was only 3 weeks and 6 days early, not 12 weeks early. But, Baby Slate is a fighter and will do great! He is an Ollinger for goodness sake! ;)

We had a super fun time in Friona and I even got to ride with the guys some Sunday morning. Amy graciously said she would keep Cam so I could go up there. Thanks Mamy! I hadn't ever seen B or Fred play golf so we had a great time!

Mamy's famous coconut cream pie. So good, words really can't even describe it. My thighs needed this like a need a hole in my head but it was totally worth it!!!