During difficult times, God often uses other believers to be a means of showing His grace. I know there are hundreds of people praying for Joshua on a daily basis. We are also very thankful for a loving church family here at Fellowship. They have been praying, giving words of encouragement, providing meals, and showing [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Wonderful Church Family
Posted in Fellowship Baptist Church, Joshua Charles Harris on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Great Day with Joshua
Posted in Joshua Charles Harris, The Harris Family on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Michelle and I had a wonderful day with Joshua yesterday. Michelle was able to feed him twice and hold him for several hours. He ate 10ml during the first feeding @6pm (although he spit up 2-3 of them) and got dow 20 at 9pm. The nurse said the doctor set 56ml (2oz) as the target amount.
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Big Steps Forward
Posted in Joshua Charles Harris, The Harris Family on April 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We had a wonderful visit at the NICU this morning. The nurse told us that Joshua had enjoyed a very comfortable night. He was still sleeping soundly when we arrived. The doctor also made his rounds while we were there and told us a little more about the second surgery. It will happen some time [...]
Good News This Morning
Posted in Joshua Charles Harris, The Harris Family on April 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I called the NICU this morning and received some good news. Joshua slept well last night and they didn’t need to give him all of the pain medicine they had on order. Because he is doing so well, they are going to remove the tube that pumped out his stomach and replace it with a [...]
Rough Night for Joshua
Posted in Joshua Charles Harris, The Harris Family on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Joshua had a rough night last night as the anesthesia gradually wore off. They had to give him oxygen once and have him on a rotation of Tylenol and Morphine. To help him sleep through this worst part of the recovery they have asked for minimal visits, little to no touching, and nothing that would [...]
Joshua’s Surgery
Posted in Joshua Charles Harris, The Harris Family on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After looking at the X-rays and ultrasounds, the neonatal surgeon determined that Joshua’s entire digestive track is healthy except that his rectum didn’t connnect to the outside of his bottom; it connected to his urethra tract. Because He is so small, the only correction that can be made right now was to temporarily open a [...]
Joshua – Giant of the NICU
Posted in Joshua Charles Harris, The Harris Family on April 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Joshua is one of the biggest babies in the NICU. Many of the other 49 babies have serious health issues and some are tiny. One of the nurses told me that the smallest baby they have ever had survive in the NICU was born at 22 weeks and was only 14oz. at birth. So Joshua [...]
The Proud Parents
Posted in Joshua Charles Harris, The Harris Family on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Joshua with Mommy and Daddy
Joshua’s Family Comes to Visit
Posted in Joshua Charles Harris, The Harris Family on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Joshua got visits from many of his relatives as well as from many folks from chruch. Aunt Laura and cousin Andrew were there for the delivery and the rest of the Chymists arrived soon after. Mamaw Harris, Aunt Hillery, and Amelia also saw him shortly after birth. Grammy Lewis arrived the next morning and Grandpa Harris arrived [...]
Joshua’s First Serenade
Posted in Fellowship Baptist Church, Joshua Charles Harris on April 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
At the suggestion of Barry Webb, some of the church folks came over and sang “Happy Birthday” to Joshua on his birthday. Brother Webb said it was a shame that most kids have to wait a whole year to hear the song. The choir was composed of the Henderson family and Lydia Deason.
