Update from this morning
Mercy is going to Park Ridge, and it's happening sooner than we would have guessed – within the hour. She won't go into surgery...
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How Today Started vs. How It’s Going
Erica and I are in one of the parent rooms at the hospital processing the next steps for Mercy. I had been sitting by Mercy’s bed,...
No Answers Yet
We’re still trying to figure out why Mercy is retaining air. Her test on Friday didn’t reveal any obvious reasons for slow bowel...
God Bless the ISCU Nurses
Today, especially, Erica and I are thankful for the nurses in the Evanston ISCU. In addition to taking care of our fragile little baby...
Four steps forward, one step back
Before today, we had received quite a bit of good news since our last update. On Friday, Erica had a follow-up appointment and was...
She’s Stable
Mercy is stable. It appears that some intervention changes are moving her in the right direction. This morning she was struggling to...
Pray Pray Pray
We got a call at midnight - Mercy isn't doing well at all. The doctors wanted to hold off on transfusing her to help her body learn to...
Prayer Request
Mercy has had a tougher day today. The main worry is that her belly is concerningly full of air, and it is trapped in her intestines. She...
The Roaring 20’s!
Our girl is doing well, she’s had three days in a row in which she gained 20 grams. She's up to 850! Her hematocrit (red blood cell...
790!
It’s been a bit since my last update. Here's where we are: Mercy is still on the bubble CPAP, she’s still looking fine bowel-wise, she’s...
Ups and downs
Mercy had another blood transfusion yesterday to treat her anemia and seems a bit perkier today. One cool thing: I found out I can donate...
The Popping Butt Indicator
For the first two weeks of Mercy’s life, most of the medical folks held any potential bad news about Mercy close to their chest. “She’s...
A Joyful Drive
Today’s drive to the hospital was different than the previous trips. Last week, I wasn’t sure what awaited me at the hospital. Things...
Progress, almost
Mercy took a big step forward yesterday. She transitioned off the CPAP and onto a nasal cannula. We were encouraged. By forcing air into...
Quick update
Mercy's murmur treatment appears to be working! Still a few oxygen desaturation events last night, but this afternoon doctors couldn't...
Some good news, and some more good news
Waiting on news each morning is hard. I'm hoping for good news, or at least no bad news. Good news this morning: Mercy is back up to her...
Three things that encouraged me today
First: Paint on our walls! Back when we thought we had months to prepare for Mercy to arrive, we decided to get ready for her by making...
12 September: Welcome to the roller coaster
They say that having a baby in the NICU is a roller coaster. Today was one of the troughs. Mercy had a difficult 24 hours, oxygen levels...
13 September: Passing the test!
Wednesday ended differently than it began. Mercy had quite a bit of air in her stomach from the CPAP machine overnight and was...
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Welcome, Mercy!
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About our Mercy
Micah 6:8
Hello dear friends!
Mercy (full name Heidi Mercy) was born via emergency c-section on September 6th at 0218, weighing 1.4lbs. She crashed the party 3 months before her due date and came out breathing on her own. She’s a fighter. And God has provided us mercy after mercy with our little girl.
We’ll post updates about Mercy on this website as well as updates about our family.
We love you all!
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