Nicolas Stein & Family: Surprise! Surprise!

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Surprise! Surprise!

Nico and Garrett are going to be BIG BROTHERS!

I'm 13 weeks pregnant!

Baby Stein due December 27th!

I had another check-up today! We are seeing a high-risk doctor per Riley's request....so we get an ultrasound every visit and everything looks good with the baby! I have put on 3.8 lbs this trimester and have felt wonderful! Thank God for my answered prayers...I had absolutely no morning sickness (other than being tired) and was able and interested in mostly fruits and veggies! So far so good... We are excited about the possibilities this brings... We say our prayers every night for a healthy baby but we also pray for God's will....and we are prepared for whatever comes our way...we know God is with us and His blessings have been and will always amaze us!

Nicolas is doing great and only needs oxygen at night. He recently was on an antibiotic but sounds great, looks great and has been really comfortable! We have seen many smiles the past couple days and yesterday he was wide awake from 3 pm to 8 pm! He also has been enjoying physical therapy in the pool! He has a Riley Visit next month and I have another doctor's appointment next month so I'll have more to share soon!

Much Love,

Felisa

7 comments:

Q said...: Congratulations! How exciting! We will be praying for God's will too! What a great attitude and outlook you have.; June 23, 2010 at 10:06 AM
Unknown said...: Congrats Felisa! Wishing you the very best! Love you always.; June 23, 2010 at 12:54 PM
Melody said...: Congratulations Felisa and Jake. God's blessings to you and your family.; June 23, 2010 at 1:23 PM
Anonymous said...: Dear Stein Family,
We are so thankful that God is blessing you with this new life! It's all in his hands like you said. We will be praying for a safe and healthy pregnancy and baby!
Love,
Amy, Jason, and Carson; June 24, 2010 at 5:39 AM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations Jake, Felisa, Garrett and Nico. You're in our prayers...Elaine & Ron; June 28, 2010 at 2:50 PM
Anonymous said...: CONGRATS!!!! We are SO excited for you! YAY!!! God works in mysterious ways!

Love,
Eileen Dimino and the Traditions Staff :); July 16, 2010 at 9:57 AM
Anonymous said...: So happy for you guys! You guys are so loving and this child is going to blessed to have you guys as parents!! :)
Prayers sent your way,
Kristy Beachy; July 18, 2010 at 4:55 PM

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If this is your first time reading our blog, here are a few things you may need to know...

This blog page is dedicated to informing our loved ones about our little Nicolas. It all began February 19th 2008. He was born a mere 6 lbs. 2 oz. and within 3 days dropped to 5 lbs. 8 oz. Initially Nicolas was diagnosed with Failure to Thrive and Reflux along with aspirating. He had a surgery at 7 weeks old to correct the reflux. They added a feeding tube at that time to prevent aspirating and improve weight gain as well. Once we checked out of Parkview North we began to see many specialists at Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. After a few trips to Riley and several EEG's later he was diagnosed with Infantile Spasms...something he had been going through since 3 weeks old but was not diagnosed with until he was 6 months old. To try to rid Nicolas of these seizures, Jake and I gave him an inner muscular shot of a hormone steroid called ACTH. This medication dramatically improved his spasms to less than 1 a day. Before that, he would have 8-10 spasms a day. Due to the ACTH medication his immune system was affected and won't be back to normal until June of 2009. As of December 2008, Nicolas' MRI reported that he has a moderate thinning of the white matter that surrounds his brain which attributes to his delays in development. Doctors feel that all of Nicolas' symptoms are due to an underlying cause. Nicolas has gone through a great deal of tests in search of a cause and they have yet to determine what it is. Today Nicolas' weight and height are lining up with growth charts and his seizures are few. Through all of this, you wouldn't think anything has changed for our family. Not that this doesn't weigh heavy on us...it is challenging being patient with medical professionals and with a diagnosis. But through it all...we are so glad God gave him to us! We think he is incredible and love him dearly! With that I leave you this...read our blog so that you too can know more about Nicolas and our journey with him. Continue to pray for our family! Love, The Steins