Maddie update from Heather’s dad

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

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

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

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

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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