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RE: SweetLittleErin's Encouragement Thread - 8/30/2008 10:48:08 PM
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TammyIsBlessed
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Wow Erin - that's so awesome!
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RE: SweetLittleErin's Encouragement Thread - 8/31/2008 1:46:48 AM
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That is just awesome Erin!
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RE: SweetLittleErin's Encouragement Thread - 8/31/2008 1:33:19 PM
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Todays weigh-in......drumroll....3lb 8.25oz!
  ERIN!!!
Yippee for Isaac!!!! He is such a good little boy, doing all that growing from YOUR MILK!!! Oh, Erin, you two are going to have me in tears now. Your dedication to your son - it is giving me goosebumps right now...What a team you two are, and with Klay there supporting you all the way. I know he is a huge part in this, too, so the three of you are to be commended. THIS is what family is all about, Erin -- pitching in and doing what you have to do through the hard times. You three are an amazingly STRONG family. Praise God for all that is going on with you! Yay, Isaac! (I am going to stop calling you "little" when you reach 4 pounds but I know that 3 pounds, 10 ounces is right around the corner, buddy!)
Erin, my husband's sister had a baby on 8/28 and she is technically a preemie (by 1 day) so it's mandatory at that hospital she is in the NICU, and she is 6 pounds, 9 ounces! Yeah, that is a HUGE NICU BABY! But the other day when we went up to see her, my SIL, her other SIL, my husband and I went....and while they toddled off to see our new niece, I saw a mother there holding a very small little girl on her lap on a pink boppy pillow.
I thought immediately of YOU, and so I walked over toward her and asked her about her baby. She points at TWO bassinets and says "I had twins. A boy and a girl, at 32 weeks. That was 3 weeks ago."
So THINKING OF YOU, I made sure to tell her congratulations, and didn't her little ones look so adorable (they were really adorable). She said that her little son was still in the NICU at less than 4 pounds but his twin sister had been discharged since she was 4 pounds. So every day this mom would come and bring the twin sister to see her brother and to feed the little boy.
So I asked her "How are YOU doing?" and she got really quiet, and she put her head down, and Erin - she was choking back tears -- and she said "Well, I come here with her and feed him, then when we go home I have a 2-year-old that needs my attention so I pass her off to my mom to play with my 2-year-old. I don't know what sleep is anymore."
Anyhow, there was nothing I could really do for this woman but she about snapped my heart in half with her story. The coming and going, and she is most likely closer to the hospital than you are. And the needs at home. The little one not with you.
I met another mom who was across from my niece. Her little boy is named Henry (which was one of the names I considered for our son as it was my grandfather's name). I made sure to ask how he was doing, but how his mom was doing. She reminded me so much of you. She was quietly rocking him and singing to him when I gently interrupted her. Those parents don't get the 12-visitors-in-the-room-at-a-time like my SIL had (even though the baby was in the NICU).
Anyhow, Erin, I just wanted you to know that you and your family have made a real impact on me and the kind of mother you are to your son, that kind of selfless giving, that kind of tearing-yourself-away-from-him-and-leaving-him-there-so-he-can-get-bigger-and-come-home.....THAT is an inspiration to all of us to do not what is best for US, but what is best for THE CHILD.
I just wanted you to know there are other moms out there sharing their hearts like you are.
I hope you are having a great weekend with your almost 3 pounds, 10 ounce little man. 
Love,
Jeanie
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RE: SweetLittleErin's Encouragement Thread - 8/31/2008 1:37:04 PM
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Anyhow, Erin, I just wanted you to know that you and your family have made a real impact on me and the kind of mother you are to your son, that kind of selfless giving, that kind of tearing-yourself-away-from-him-and-leaving-him-there-so-he-can-get-bigger-and-come-home.....THAT is an inspiration to all of us to do not what is best for US, but what is best for THE CHILD.
AMEN, Jeanie!
As usual, you are so right.
Erin- you guys are doing amazing. What you are doing is exactly what being a loving mom is about. The circumstances stink, but how you are dealing with it is amazing.
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RE: SweetLittleErin's Encouragement Thread - 9/1/2008 1:27:45 PM
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((((((((((((Jeanie))))))))))))))) That was beautiful!!!
(((((((((((((((((((Erin, Klay, Isaac))))))))))))))))))))))) I'm so proud of you, sweetie!!!! And soooo happy for you!!!!!
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RE: SweetLittleErin's Encouragement Thread - 9/1/2008 10:53:04 PM
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Wow! 3 lb 10oz - incredible! Go Isaac Go!
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RE: SweetLittleErin's Encouragement Thread - 9/2/2008 7:34:20 AM
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I have a goofy grin reading that...
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RE: SweetLittleErin's Encouragement Thread - 9/2/2008 7:43:00 AM
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Wonderful, Erin, almost a whole pound of gain!
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RE: SweetLittleErin's Encouragement Thread - 9/2/2008 2:56:50 PM
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he looked at her like she was a crazy lady
Perfect that look now Isaac. You'll need it for your folks over the years...
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RE: SweetLittleErin's Encouragement Thread - 9/2/2008 10:04:41 PM
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Yay for Isaac!! How are you coping with things Erin?
jeanie- that was lovely! Wow, I feel for that mum of the twins, that must be so hard.
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RE: SweetLittleErin's Encouragement Thread - 9/2/2008 11:05:51 PM
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SweetLittleErin
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I"m coping well...today. I am getting more and more anxious for him to come home though, the better he gets the more ready I get!!
Work was good today...not too many "crazies". Animals are kind of freaking out at all this, poor Zoey spends the night at Granny's when we are gone, she misses us, but enjoys it too. The cats...they prefer to be left alone, but always sleep in our bed the first night we are back. Klays work is okay, hes been getting behind, but doing alot of stuff remotely and taking calls on the road. Umm..you can ask more questions if you want.
Tonights weight......
3lb 12oz!!!!
Edited due to typo in weight...boy and I tired... 
< Message edited by SweetLittleErin -- 9/2/2008 11:59:56 PM >
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RE: SweetLittleErin's Encouragement Thread - 9/2/2008 11:16:36 PM
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Tonights weight......
3lb 10oz!!!!
WOW!! I am so glad! He is getting so big!! I love seeing the new pics when you post. I feel like it is a family affair for us, to pray for him and watch him grow! What a little blessing!
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RE: SweetLittleErin's Encouragement Thread - 9/3/2008 7:32:53 AM
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HomeSpunLady
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All I have to say is WOW!! That is awesome Erin.
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RE: SweetLittleErin's Encouragement Thread - 9/3/2008 10:05:56 AM
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Didn't you say you were doing non-nutrative nursing? Maybe he wasn't interested in the bottle. Maybe he's holding out for the real thing? Just look at how big and strong he's getting!
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He'll figure it out in due time. At least the nurses are trying to see what point he's at. 
