A little over a year ago, on november 17th of 2009 around ten in the morning, I went for my 7 month check-up during my prenancy feeling great. The nurse started the check up procedure by taking my blood pressure and it was extremely high.... when it kept steadily rising, I was life flighted to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Ks. where I was pumped with magnesium sulphate through an IV and then blood pressure pills after that for a couple of days until the doctors got it under control. On the fourth day, my blood pressure started creeping up again and on november 21st, I delivered two and half pound Emelia Paige Sorah into this world two months early.
She spent five weeks in the hospital before we were able to bring her home......then six weeks indoors until we could finally show off our new baby girl! She then got RSV and we were sent back to the hospital after being home for over a month. I can't believe it has been a year since her birth... her adjusted age is 10 months. It is hard to tell by looking at her now that she was a preemie! Beside the fact that she is small, she is completely healthy and has no health issues. God is soo soo good and I thank Him daily for keeping his hand on her.
She crawls all over the place and pulls her self up to standing position. She also walks along the couch when she wants to. She tries to copy everything we say and loves to clap her hands, bounce to music and make all kinds of different noises. We celebrated the actual day of her birthday at Bro. and Sis. Smith's house with a cake and gifts. We are currently in revival with them and they were so sweet to help make this day special! The day after her birthday, we flew to California to be with my family for thanksgiving. We threw Emme a big birthday bash at my mom's little cafe and bakery.....she loved every minute of it! We had a wonderful thanksgiving dinner at mom's shop as well. I hope everyone had a good thanksgiving! I will be posting pictures soon so stay tuned!
Friday, December 3, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Emme's 5 month pictures
Thursday, April 22, 2010
The latest happenings in the Sorah family...
Well, it is finally official and the day has finally come....! The Sorah family will soon be evangelizing full-time. It has been a long time coming and God's timing couldn't have been better. We recently moved out of our little house (which seemed to shrink when Miss Emme arrived!) and are now staying with my husband's parents until we leave. Please keep us in your prayers!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
In Loving Memory
On friday, march 5th of 2010 at approximately 5:00 am, my grandmother Patricia Floyd passed away. She had been suffering from a disease known as Lou Gehrig's disease for 6 months, starting with a few stumbles here and there... not being able to walk..to not being able to talk. I am very sad to see her go....she just celebrated her 65th birthday on january 12th of 2010 and recently became a great grandmother to Emme, who she didn't get the chance to meet. You will be missed by SO MANY grandma and I'm soo very sad that you will not be a part of Emme's life. You were a wonderful grandma, and I love you very much and I have wonderful memories of you in my life.
my last visit with my grandma...may of 09.
my last visit with my grandma...may of 09.
Emme update!!
Welllll.......Where do I start?!! Emme is getting soo soo big and a new roll forms on a different part of her body every day it seems! Her last doctors visit was in february and she weighed about 5 pounds...I am pretty sure she is about 6 and a half pounds now. So much has happened in the pst two months...I will try to replay the events!
Shortly before her doctors visit in january, she developed a little cough that had me slightly worried because premature babies have a very weak immune system and cannot not ward off viruses, which in Emme's case, could be fatal. Her doctor told me to keep a close eye on her and come in right away if her symptoms worsened or if she developed a fever....when she started vomiting up just about all 2 and a half ounces of her bottle, her cough sarted sounding thick with mucus and there was a rattle in chest when she breathed, Rusty and I started to panic and took her to the doctor right away. She tested positive for RSV and after being home for only about a month, had to be rushed by ambulance to The Children's Hospital of Saint Francis in Tulsa.
She was in the hospital for five days....she was on oxygen, had to be suctioned out a couple times a day and given several breathing treatments. Rusty and I were just devastated when all this happened!! I cried in the doctor's office as soon as we found out she was sick. As parents, we felt like we failed somehow. After the MANY long days of being house bound (6 weeks) and washing our hands until they were as dry as sand paper trying to avoid RSV and other germs that would make our baby sick, it was inevitable. We want to thank the Baglins, the Greggs, the Tauntans, Chris, Tip, and Ben Dykes for coming to visit us in the hospital...and thank you Shanna for the OUT OF THIS WORLD CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!!
On a lighter note...Emme is now receiving psynagis shots to prevent RSV until the season for it is over. These shots strengthen her premature lungs and prevent RSV. She is just as healthy as ever and she went to church for the first time (and out of the house for other than a doctor's appointment of hospital stay..!) on sunday, february 7th! She wore the doll dress that Mimi (my mother-in-the-law) made her. I also ordered her some doll shoes to wear with them.
We take her out to restaurants, she's been the to the grocery store once (I'm still hesitant to take her there because of all the scary germs there might be there...there are some GROSS people that frequent our Wal-mart!!) and she goes to every church service now. I just recently had to put away several of her preemie outfits (and the doll shoes as well!) and trade them for newborn and 0-3 months sizes! We took her to Tulsa on a shopping spree and bought some really cute dresses for her.
My parents (Nana and Papa), Heather, and Tyler (Tauntie Heather and Uncle Ty Ty) also got to come for two weeks in february to visit. I was soo nice and they really enjoyed Emme! It was very hard to see them go. There were many tears!
I have recently been making bows for Emme. It is sooooooooo fun! My sis-in-law Megan and I spent several hours creating bows...we have found a fun hobby! That pretty much wraps it up for now...Lyn: Ill try to do better at updating!! Haha!
Emme in the hospital...poor baby! She was so pale.
Shortly before her doctors visit in january, she developed a little cough that had me slightly worried because premature babies have a very weak immune system and cannot not ward off viruses, which in Emme's case, could be fatal. Her doctor told me to keep a close eye on her and come in right away if her symptoms worsened or if she developed a fever....when she started vomiting up just about all 2 and a half ounces of her bottle, her cough sarted sounding thick with mucus and there was a rattle in chest when she breathed, Rusty and I started to panic and took her to the doctor right away. She tested positive for RSV and after being home for only about a month, had to be rushed by ambulance to The Children's Hospital of Saint Francis in Tulsa.
She was in the hospital for five days....she was on oxygen, had to be suctioned out a couple times a day and given several breathing treatments. Rusty and I were just devastated when all this happened!! I cried in the doctor's office as soon as we found out she was sick. As parents, we felt like we failed somehow. After the MANY long days of being house bound (6 weeks) and washing our hands until they were as dry as sand paper trying to avoid RSV and other germs that would make our baby sick, it was inevitable. We want to thank the Baglins, the Greggs, the Tauntans, Chris, Tip, and Ben Dykes for coming to visit us in the hospital...and thank you Shanna for the OUT OF THIS WORLD CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!!
On a lighter note...Emme is now receiving psynagis shots to prevent RSV until the season for it is over. These shots strengthen her premature lungs and prevent RSV. She is just as healthy as ever and she went to church for the first time (and out of the house for other than a doctor's appointment of hospital stay..!) on sunday, february 7th! She wore the doll dress that Mimi (my mother-in-the-law) made her. I also ordered her some doll shoes to wear with them.
We take her out to restaurants, she's been the to the grocery store once (I'm still hesitant to take her there because of all the scary germs there might be there...there are some GROSS people that frequent our Wal-mart!!) and she goes to every church service now. I just recently had to put away several of her preemie outfits (and the doll shoes as well!) and trade them for newborn and 0-3 months sizes! We took her to Tulsa on a shopping spree and bought some really cute dresses for her.
My parents (Nana and Papa), Heather, and Tyler (Tauntie Heather and Uncle Ty Ty) also got to come for two weeks in february to visit. I was soo nice and they really enjoyed Emme! It was very hard to see them go. There were many tears!
I have recently been making bows for Emme. It is sooooooooo fun! My sis-in-law Megan and I spent several hours creating bows...we have found a fun hobby! That pretty much wraps it up for now...Lyn: Ill try to do better at updating!! Haha!
Here she is getting ready for her first service ..I'm too small for my tights mommy! I'm baggin'
Emme's first church service!! She is in the dress Mimi made her and her doll shoes that are now too small!
Our first service as the Sorah family
February 7th
My parents visit to Independence in february
Sisters
Nana and Papa wth Emme...my dad forgot his church clothes!!
Mom and her girls (minus Megan)
Nana and Emme
Me and my sweet pea
Emme in the dress Nana made her
Nana and Emme
Emme and Alex at El Pueblitos after church last sunday
Emme in her "Kansas dress " from great grandma Newton. She calls it this because its plaid and flannel!
Friday, January 15, 2010
Friday, November 27, 2009
Emelia Paige Sorah
Thank you all very much for your thoughts and prayers! I know they are working because Emme is doing great and is now breathing room air with just a little help! She hasn't "forgot" to breathe hardly at all like preemie's do. She is also trying to suck on her hand..and her IV, haha....which I'm told by all her sweet nurses, is a very good sign of maturity. They started giving her a tsp. of my milk through her feeding tube every three hours and since she tolerated it so well, they have increased the dosage to about one third of an ounce. One of our #1 goals is to fatten her up! Rusty and I have also been able to hold her "skin to skin" against our chest for an hour everyday. Keep praying! The doctors tell us to just plan on her staying in the hospital until my due date, which WAS January 27th of 2010, but I believe that with alot of prayer she will be home with us sooner! Thanks again, we are very greatful!
Emme is doing great....she was being fed through her feeding tube here and a little milk was running down her mouth!
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