My wife and new born need all the prayers they can get

[boatswains jeep]

At 2:07pm on Thursday January 27, 2011 my wife Holly gave birth to our daughter Mia. Holly was only 6 months along to the day. Our daughter was born 13 3/4" and only 1lb 12oz. The scariest day of my life was on that day, the day I had the doctor tell me I could possibly lose them both to preeclampsia. My wife developed this in days and it almost took her and the baby from this world. I believe in the power of prayer and I'm reaching out to my fellow service members, Americans, Veterans and Jeepers to please pray for my family.

[troll46]

Will do. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

[Cole]

Will do. God bless you and your family.

[sincitycj]

You and yours will be in my thoughts and prayers.

[brewcoltiii]

prayers are sent!!

[armyretiree]

Stay Strong, Prayers sent. :flag:

[Mr.RonGilbert]

Prayers sent...

[Jeffb_79]

Done.
Stay strong.

[warrior]

Done.

[korisu56]

Sent man. Good luck to your family.

[HillBillE]

Prayers outbound! Thoughts will here and positive! Stay strong Brother!

[dseevers]

Prayers sent. Good luck to all of you.

[Walter]

Prayers out.

[boatswains jeep]

Status update. After my wife (she is a MA2, for you Navy type) was on her deathbed she made a quick recovery. She was checked out of the hospital today and is resting at home. As of today the baby had a brain scan this morning that did not show any bleeding or any problems. She does have a heart murmur, but it's going to be treated with medication. My daughter is still on a ventilator and receiving nutrients via an IV. She is expected to start feeding breast milk this week and hopefully fatten up shortly after. It's going to be a long road of recovery and will be followed with a lifetime of checkups.

My family can't thank you guys/gals enough for your thoughts and prayers. We STRONGLY believe in the power of prayer and believe it is helping to keep her stable.

again thank you

[miljeep]

Prayers out bro. Keep us updated. If you or your wife need anything, shoot me a message

[papsolddually]

Prayers up brother. glad to her they are doing better!

[korisu56]

Thanks for the update. keep us posted

[LeafspringMARINE]

Prayers for your little one. May she continue to improve everyday!!

[Ghost00TJ]

Prayers from MO out to you all.

[airforce26yrs]

Just saw this, prayers sent, and God Bless.

[CJ_Tiz]

You and your family are in my prayers...

[Mike1346]

Prayers sent

[boatswains jeep]

Mia (my daughter) had a heart treatment to help repair her murmur. She has received the first of three doses and will be receiving the second today. Her heart has responded very well to the treatment and the doctors and nurses had nothing but positive things to say about it. She has maintained her weight (1lb 10oz) and is on the road to growth and recovery. She will more than likely be in the NICU until her due date which was May 1st.

My wife has made a turn for the better. She is at home recovering and doing well. Her swelling has gone done and her blood pressure is almost normal with the meds they've given her. She thanks you for your prayers.

I can't thank you guys enough for your support and prayers. I will continue to give updates as much as possible.

Thank you all

[HillBillE]

Awsome to hear!! Still in our thoughts, and prayers going out every night!!

Thanks for the update!

[tmoore03]

Keeping you and your family in my prayers! Keep us updated!

[spc15t]

prayers on the way

[jeepinjp]

on the way glad to here the better news...

[d-rail]

prayers from arizona.....

[stratman2]

Very glad to hear things are looking up... will continue to keep your family in our prayers.

[USAFMedic]

Sorry for the delay. Better late than never though. Tuggin on some heart strings brother. Stay strong and know prayers are on their way up to the big man upstairs.

[boatswains jeep]

Update: Mia is off the ventilator and breathing on her own now. She is tolerating feeds and has gone up to 12cc's every three hours of breast milk (via a feeding tube, she's too small for a bottle). She goes up and down with her weight, but she is right around 2lbs now. My wife is doing amazing and she is very mobile now...too mobile. She forgets she had an emergency surgery three weeks ago and almost died. She is just a little sore, but is recovering beautifully.

thanks everyone for the prayers. the journey continues to get better, but we have a long road ahead of us.

[brewcoltiii]

very glad to hear things are getting better, like others have said, tugging on some heart strings.

[Ghostfire]

Glad everything is going better!

[armyretiree]

Strength in Prayers, God is Great! Praying for you and your family...

[spc15t]

I'm happy that things are working out for you and your family

[USAFMedic]

Glad to hear things are looking up brother. This thread gave me chills just to see the power of prayer...God is good!

[staush]

My prayers go out to you and your's.

[jsnruth]

this is awesome proof of the power of prayer. now e just need to see some pictures of your little miracle. i know how scary it is when your little one is in NICU. my daughter was there for 7 daysnothing like yours but as a father 1 hour is too long we will continue to pray for you and your family.

[JD83]

Ill keep them in my prayer.

[boatswains jeep]

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k181/miiiikael/IMG_2162.jpg

just a couple of weeks ago this was her

[boatswains jeep]

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k181/miiiikael/IMG_2174.jpg

this should give you an idea how small she is. she is right at 2lbs

[boatswains jeep]

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k181/miiiikael/2011-02-199523-26-539568.jpg

this is what the power of prayer has done. this is a pic of her off the ventilator and off the lights. she's slowly growing and looking better. she's still under 14" and right at 2lbs, but making huge progress. thank you Lord and thank you everyone for your prayers!

[Mr.RonGilbert]

Awesome. More prayers out.

Godspeed.

[JeepinSoldier]

Just saw this.

Dear God,

Thank you for your grace in giving strength to Holly and Mia. Please flow into them and speed thier continued recovery. Please make Mia strong and help her as she develops through the years.

Amen.

[wellsnmj]

Glad to see things are going in a positive direction !

[korisu56]

thanks for the update and pics man.

[spc15t]

more prayers on the way and thanks for the update.

[LeafspringMARINE]

She's BEAUTIFUL!!! What a sweet angel!!

[HillBillE]

That's great news!! Keeping you all in our prayers!

[USAFMedic]

Thanks for the update! Shes a beautiful little girl that God has something special planned for. Those pics definately pulled a little harder on those heart strings. Glad to hear she continues to improve. More prayers goin' up brother.