Becky's First Week

January 4, 1998 - 28 weeks gestation (due date - March 29, 1998) 2 lb. 8 oz. (1130 grams) - 14 inches long (37 cm)

A Mother's First Touch Mommy and Becky "met" for the first time a few hours after Becky was born via a c-section.  Sara was wheeled on her bed into the NICU to "visit" her daughter.  Becky was 2-3 hours old.

Becky was extremely small.  Her arms were the size of Sara's index finger and her legs were the size of Mark's index finger.  She was a perfectly formed miracle from God!!

All the equipment needed for Becky's care. . .    - isolette    - ventilator    - high flow jet-vent    - IV pumps (3)    - bili-light    - NURSE Her monitor isn't in this picture.  It's on the wall above her isolette.

Becky's tiny handprints at one week old (approximately 1.5 inches)

Becky wearing her "sunglasses" as she lays under the bili-light for jaundice.  She is wearing a bow in her hair and a bracelet on her wrist to look pretty for Dad and Mom after we met with her doctor.  Becky wasn't responding to all the machines and care they were giving her.  He told us it would take a miracle for her to survive.

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