Hey gals,

We need some praising and some prayers! Ellie was born yesterday on the 17th. She weighed in a nice 8lbs 6oz and was 21 inches long. Esther is doing great, but she asked me to ask all of you to prayer for Ellie. She has an infection which requires antibiotics and she is in the NICU for two days to a week. Of course this has to be a time of split emotions for Esther and her family. To be so joyful for this sweet baby girl, but to have to spend her first few days in the NICU is very hard!

Please pray for Ellie, that the infection if fought quickly and resolves quickly so she can go home. Please pray for Esther, that she is physically feeling well and isn't bothered by having to be in the NICU during her recovery. Please pray for Ellie's feeding. From working in the NICU, I know it's hard for moms who have to pump to keep their milk up. Although Esther may not have to deal with this issue, I do not know if she is able to nurse or not. (She probably can nurse, but just in case lets pray.)

"We love you Esther, we love you and your family, and we pray that the Lord bless your new little sweetheart with a healthy start!! Blessings to you all!"

Amber

Huge congratulations and blessings for Esther, her family and baby Ellie!! [balloonsgalore] And many prayers for an amazingly quick recovery so she can be home and in her mommy's arms very soon! [prayer]

We love you, Esther! [heartbeat]

Joy [welcomewave]

Thanks for the update Amber. Praying for Es and Ellie :)

Congratulations Esther and family! Will keep Ellie in my prayers.

Congratulations, Esther! :mrgreen: Praying for a swift recovery so that everyone can be together at home!

Praying for your sweet new girl Esther and your family. Congratulations!! [lovebanner]

Praying for Esther and Ellie! Thanks for updating us Amber!

Congrats Esther!!! Praying for Ellie!!

Congratulations and praying for you both!

Congratulations, Esther~ I'm praying for *both* of you~ ::hugs::

Praying for baby and family!

"yay" Esther congratulations , praying for you both.

BIG congrats to you and family, Esther!
Keeping sweet baby girl in prayer!

Congratulations and praying for Esther and Ellie!

Yay and congratulations!
Many blessings.

Congratulations Esther! Will keep both mama and baby in prayer.

Welcome to the world, Ellie!!! Praying for your return to health and for your mama too!

Congratulations! [claploud] Will be praying!

Congrats [claploud] Happy Birthday Ellie [birthday] Prayers with you and Mommie [crossheld]

congrats! Will keep Esther and Ellie in my prayers!

Esther,

Congrats again! I'll be praying for a swift recovery for both of you. I know you can't wait to take your precious lil' baby girl home to meet her siblings. Best wishes!

Megan

03/06/98 - Married DH
10/10/08 - Welcomed Rebekah Faith

Congratulations Esther and welcome to the world little Ellie! I am so happy to hear about your new daughter and I can't wait to read your birth story.

Hugs!
Sara

Congratulations and prayers for a quick recovery![claploud]

Congratulations and welcome Ellie! Praying for a speedy recovery.

Congrats Esther

Congratulations Esther! Will be praying for you and Ellie to have a quick recovery.

Congratulations esther!!!!

Does anybody have a possible update on Ellie?

I don't have a computer tomorrow, but I will try and text Esther and see how she is. I can try and post from my husband's phone. Maybe Ellie will be home and Esther can post for herself with pics!! :-D That would rock!

blessings
Amber

Thank you, amber!!! :) I'd love to hear how she is!!! Both of them~ :)

Thank you so much everyone for your prayers. God is so good.
Thank you Amber for posting for me!

Ellie is doing awesome. Her blood cultures came back negative for infection, but they still want to finish giving her anitbiotics so she'll be in the NICU for 4 more days. The Pediatrician thinks she had whats called lukemoid reaction. Basically the when the baby is born something trigures the bone marrow to dump a ton a of white blood cells into the blood stream. Normal is 20,00 and Ellie's was 70,000. But thankfully it's been dropping on it's one everyday!

As far as nursing goes, it's been difficult. She isn't easy to latch on because she is constantly pushing out with her tongue. Plus with my colostrum being so little she was gaining enough weight/calories so a there was some supplementing. But again God is good. I continued to try and breast feed, and she is getting a lot better, even though my nipples are some what blistered. I believe once I get her home i can BF 100%

I'm recovering nicely. actually, this is the best recovery I've ever had! I didn't hardly bleed and am still bleeding very little. I don't have much swelling and my uterus is contracting nicely. I bleive God knew what was going to take place so He allowed me the strength to take care of my little Ellie Bear.

The hard part is leaving Abby and josiah. They have been with my In-Laws for 3 days now and this is the first time I've been home. Abby is having a hard time dealing with not seeing much of me and not getting to see her little sister. And I'm struggling with it as well.

That's all i have time for right now, I need to go to sleep so i can wake in a few hours to drive back to the hospital for feeding.
Love you guys. Thank you!

Esther thats fantastic, wonderful news! Congratulations!!!

Thank you so much everyone for your prayers. God is so good.
Thank you Amber for posting for me!

Ellie is doing awesome. Her blood cultures came back negative for infection, but they still want to finish giving her anitbiotics so she'll be in the NICU for 4 more days. The Pediatrician thinks she had whats called lukemoid reaction. Basically the when the baby is born something trigures the bone marrow to dump a ton a of white blood cells into the blood stream. Normal is 20,00 and Ellie's was 70,000. But thankfully it's been dropping on it's one everyday!

As far as nursing goes, it's been difficult. She isn't easy to latch on because she is constantly pushing out with her tongue. Plus with my colostrum being so little she was gaining enough weight/calories so a there was some supplementing. But again God is good. I continued to try and breast feed, and she is getting a lot better, even though my nipples are some what blistered. I believe once I get her home i can BF 100%

I'm recovering nicely. actually, this is the best recovery I've ever had! I didn't hardly bleed and am still bleeding very little. I don't have much swelling and my uterus is contracting nicely. I bleive God knew what was going to take place so He allowed me the strength to take care of my little Ellie Bear.

The hard part is leaving Abby and josiah. They have been with my In-Laws for 3 days now and this is the first time I've been home. Abby is having a hard time dealing with not seeing much of me and not getting to see her little sister. And I'm struggling with it as well.

That's all i have time for right now, I need to go to sleep so i can wake in a few hours to drive back to the hospital for feeding.
Love you guys. Thank you!

Oh, Esther, thank you soooooooooo much for your personal update! I've been thinking and thinking about you and Ellie! I'm so glad she is improving so well! Praise the Lord! [claploud]

I pray that she has a miraculous recovery and you get to take her home sooner than is believed! God *is* good and thank you for being such a wonderful example of that, Esther~ We all sure love you, ma-dear!

So good to get an update! Have been praying for you guys and will continue. And again - congratulations on your new blessing!

That's great Esther! We are so very happy for you and your family... it is hard now for the special circumstances of Ellie being in the NICU but you'll all be a healthy happy family all together soon! :) and all this will be left behind! Praise the Lord for your quick recovery and I'll continue to pray for Ellie so the numbers are all normal soon! :)

Hugs for you and rest as much as you can!

Paloma.

Saw your beautiful daughter on facebook Esther. Thank you for updating and will keep you all in prayer. hugs, glad Ellie is doing so well.

aww Esther so glad you are both doing well and wow PTL what a great recovery , won't be long now till you are all together and Abbey will be able to hold her little sister and Josiah can give her loads of cuddles :-D

CONGRATULATIONS! [claploud]

praying she gets out of the NICU soon and you guys can all start settling into life as a family of 5 [claploud]

Glad to hear on FB that Ellie's numbers are down! PTL!

yay! yes, thank you for the persona update, Esther! So good to hear from you!!! I've been praying for Abby and Josiah...i know it's hard for them not to see you. Hugs! Hang in there - you'll all be under the same roof soon. :-)

Congratulations, Esther! I'm glad you're recovering so well and hope Ellie is home soon. [heart]

Congrats Esther!! I am so happy that things are improving so well and that Ellie is doing better on her own. I hope and pray that she is home with you before those 4 days. But God is in control and taking care of every little detail! Keep up the great work mama! I know you must be exhausted and drained from all the back and forth and other two kiddos. I'll be praying that the Lord gives you even more strength and energy as you go through this time of transition as a family. Much love to you and your sweet little Ellie! :D