Urgent Prayer Request

Just got off the phone with Holly..Sweet baby Emry has had a semi-bad day...


First of all she is still having bradycardia episodes. They are pretty frequent. Thankfully, she usually comes out of them on her own but a few here and there requires stimulation to get her heart rate back up. Several of you have asked what bradycardia was..I am providing a link here: Bradycardia. The doctors aren't super worried about this, as it is fairly common in preemies (they even said ALL of us have these bradycardia/apnea episodes). They have talked to Holly and Jeff that they may have to intubate her to help her body not work as hard. If this happens Holly said she would have to be sedated during intubation. The doctor also said he was very surprised that she hadn't required this yet as small as she is.

Second prayer request: They had to suction some mucous last night and today and after doing it this morning, they noticed that her belly was a little blue. So, they sent her for x-rays and discontinued her feedings. X-rays show that she has some air in her stomach which is defintely not a good thing. Could be serious. They said it could be from the suctioning they had done but that it could be something called Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC). I wasn't sure what that was so I looked it up and you can read about it here. They are going to do another x-ray in the morning and see if the air has went down..It is a VERY scary situation but we are just going to keep trusting and believing that it is NOT this condition.

Thirdly, please pray for my sister and Jeff. I know this is rough. Pray for peace, guidance and comfort for these highs and lows that comes with having a preemie.

Like, my Mom said, we can NOT give up praying for her. God is still working in her and for her. Our job is to pray and pray and pray! Everything happens for a reason and God will work this together for the good. He promises us. Please agree with us in prayer!

If any of you have experience with NEC and want to encourage us...PLEASE DO! I have been reading every comment and email and text to Holly. They help so much and I know she appreciates it but she just isn't able to respond right now.

Standing on this promise:
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Ephesians 3:20

Thank you all SO much!
Jamie

A few new pics

Family of Four!

under the bilirubin lights

precious girl!

Daddy's hand

Emry with Mommy and Daddy

Just chillin under the lights (check out her leg pose! ha)

Big Sister meets Lil Sister!

Mommy holding Emry for the first time

Kisses for Sissy

What a miracle!

tummy time!

Sweet little feet!

Uncle D and Emry

Aunt Jamie meets Emry!

Such a big paci for a little girl!

NO new is Good news :)

Baby Emry is doing pretty much the same! Doing great but still having bradycardia episodes. She had quite a few during the night so we need to continue to pray for those to go away! Bilirubin lights came off (again) this morning! Her digestive system is still working great too! Not much to report!! Which is a great thing!

Happy One Week Baby Girl!

"For I know the plans I have for you,"
declares the LORD,
"plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Jeremiah 29:11

Benefit for The Walkers

Holly's SWEET friends are throwing a drop-in benefit for Jeff, Holly, Alli and Baby Emry on Saturday, April 2 from 9:30am to 12:00pm at Trinity Fellowship Church (Bldg B), 1100 East Rolling Hills Drive Fayetteville, AR 72703. The nurse told our Dad the typical "rule" is that preemies will stay in the NICU until they have reached their due date. All of this depends on how well they are/aren't doing so Jeff and Holly could be in Little Rock quite some time (Emry's due date was June 6th). With a prolonged stay away from home, costs will add up quickly (for hotel rooms, food, Jeff being away from work at times, hospital bills, etc.) If you would like to donate baked goodies, prizes or monetarily, please contact Stacey Moore at 479-841-3405 or email me thesteinfive@gmail.com (I'll put you in touch with the girls)..You can find the event here: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162748470447176 Hope to see you there! ~Jamie

Great day!

Holly got to hold her sweet girl today! Keep up the prayers! They are working! ~ Jamie

Tiny baby girl!

Just to give you an idea of how small Emry is...On the left is Big Sister Alli's diaper (I believe it is a size 3) and in the middle is Emry's diaper (which is a little big on her!) and on the right is a HOTEL KEY!! She is TINY!


Please continue to pray! Prayers are definitley being felt and are working! Her potassium was a little low today so they were going to have to give her an i.v for potassium BUT when they tested it again it had started going on so they held off! Praise God! Also, she had jaundice a little but this afternoon/evening they told us her bilirubin numbers were lower and where they needed to be! Praise God! ~Jamie