Making Progress

Hello everyone,

I'm sorry that we don't write as much as we used to. The days are just flying by and they kind of roll together since we are up with Faith every three hours. We really hope she will sleep longer when we get her home and she's such a good girl that I'm sure she will for mommy & daddy. Speaking of home - we are getting closer to that day. It looks like we are in the home stretch and should have her sleeping in her own crib in the next 10 days or so as long as we don't have any set backs. Fingers crossed and keep those prayers coming. They are really working!

Daddy has spent the last two nights in the hospital giving mommy a chance to come home and regroup (and get some much needed sleep in our own bed). She was at the hospital with Faith from last Saturday afternoon until Friday night. Daddy visits most days after school and there was one short outing to Baltimore's inner harbour for a late Valentine's dinner. It was so great to get out of the hospital for a few hours and have a date. We have literally moved into the hospital and are quite comfortable there - at least as comfortable as you can get. We continue to be more than pleased with her care and have developed a great routine. We still have visits from our favorite NICU gals. I've included a picture of our favorite NICU nurse Jenny.

Faith is growing so much and learning new things every day. It's amazing to watch how much she changes in just a 24 hour period. Some exciting moments from this week include her starting to reach for the fishes in the aquarium toy on the side of her crib. And the most exciting moment thus far was when she laughed out loud. She was actually taking a break from a major crying fit and mommy thought she was about to start crying again. Instead out came this wonderfully cute belly laugh. I wish my eyes & ears were video cameras so everyone could see it.

Please know that even when we don't write - we are so grateful for your thoughts, prayers and support. The last 6 weeks have been one crazy roller coaster ride and we wouldn't change a single second of it. As we've said a million times, we can't wait to get Faith home and settled and start showing her off to all of our amazing family and friends.

Here are a few recent shots of our days together.

Much Love to all,
The Groves