Claire is absolutely precious, she has truly captivated our hearts and we are more than in love. She is so sweet, has perfect skin and features, and makes the most adorable little faces. Every single time she looks at me with her dark blue eyes, my own well up with tears of joy. We are so, so blessed.
It has been very busy here and we haven't yet had time to eat, sleep, or think so we apologize for not responding to your messages, we have read every one and are so thankful to have so much love and support from so many. It looks like we will be staying in the NICU for about 3-4 weeks, we are still learning a lot about Claire. She is scheduled to have a pretty major surgery on Friday and has had quite a few traumatic procedures already in her two days of life - we've been going nonstop day and night so far.
She will be just fine overall but we will be adjusting to a "new" life that involves lots of doctor visits and therapy for the long term and are trying to take in all of the new terms, routines, and faces of her long-term care team. We are just so thankful to have her here with us and to have the support of really phenomenal doctors, nurses, and specialists.
I know that we didn't give a lot of details, we don't have many. There are still lots of unanswered questions and test results we are waiting for.
Because we are so busy here, our sleep schedules are all over the place, and it is important that Claire is in a very quiet/dark room, we are asking that messages and phone calls please wait at least until things settle down.
We also know that many of you will want to know what we need, we just ask for your prayers - for Claire, for guidance for the doctors, for understanding on an appropriate level for Anna and Levi, and for peace for all. And if you happen to see Anna and Levi around, please give them a hug (and a little extra grace) for me, I miss them terribly and watching them process all of this from afar is difficult.
We promise to update as we can and can't wait to start introducing our little miracle to all of you!!
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