Maddie update from Heather’s dad

December 31, 2007

Maddie had another good day. They have increased her feeding to 21 CC’s at a time and may level off at that amount for awhile to make sure she can handle it. Kirk Copyright The Spohrs 2007 – 2008. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED – that means NO STEALING!

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Maddie update from Heather’s dad

December 30, 2007

Maddie continues to gain weight and is now at 2430 grams or 5 lb, 7 oz. They are now increasing the amount she is fed every 6 hours instead of at 12 hour intervals. The increased amount makes her sleep….like a baby. Kirk Copyright The Spohrs 2007 – 2008. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED – that means [...]

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Maddie update from Heather’s dad

December 29, 2007

Maddie continues to make progress in all areas. Her feedings have been increased to 10 CCs every three hours and will be increased 1 CC every 12 hours with an immediate goal off 30 CCs per feeding. At the same time the supplemental intravenous feeding is being reduced at a rate consistent with the increase [...]

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Being A Dad

December 28, 2007

Babies are beautiful, amazing things. Their very existance puts you in awe of the power of God/the universe/nature, and once you’ve had one you find yourself a totally different person than you were before your little pipsqueek popped out. One change you will notice is that you’ve become a “baby stalker”, and, upon seeing a [...]

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Being A Dad

December 28, 2007

The following is one of the posts I wrote for my wife’s website, www.thespohrsaremultiplying.com, during Maddie’s ten-week stay in the NICU. Babies are beautiful, amazing things. Their very existance puts you in awe of the power of God/the universe/nature, and once you’ve had one you find yourself a totally different person than you were before [...]

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Maddie update from Heather’s dad

December 28, 2007

Madeline Alice had another good day & night. She eagerly anticipates her feedings every three hours and wolfs it down. They are increasing her quantity of milk each day with the goal of reaching normal capacity in about two weeks. Additionally they are adjusting her oxygen lower nearly every day as well. Kirk Copyright The [...]

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