life: two boys at home...

Asher was released from the hospital on June 5th. He spent 77 days in the NICU. It seems like a lot, but it went by so fast.

It has been one crazy week at our house.
He came home last Friday, my mother and grandmother flew in on Monday, and Cogley's last day at daycare was this past Friday. Jeepers.

My mother and grandmother are here to watch the babies while my school year ends. We didn't want to put Asher in daycare fresh out of the hospital.
Cogley has done pretty well considering all the changes. He recognizes the other baby is in his house and likes to touch him. We are working on being gentle.

Asher has done great being home. We had a pediatrician appointment on Tuesday and he was up to 7 lbs 14 oz. Big boy! He also got his 2 month shots and took them like a champ. We have a follow-up appointment this Tuesday to see if he's gaining an ounce a day.

It has been magical for me not having to go to the hospital every day.
God is so good. My boys are home and healthy.
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.

God Bless!

life: 1 year and 1 month...

Our sweet Cogley turned 1 last Sunday. ONE!
It's amazing to me how fast his first year went. My mommy heart is taking it pretty well. I had a few cryface moments. But, life must go on.
We celebrated with just our little family. He ate a cupcake that he hated. Opened presents. We bought him his first Bible. Can't wait to read the stories with him and see him understand.
Cogley is still army crawling everywhere and just started to pull up on things this past week.
Next step, walking! (Ba dump ching!)
Let's go down memory lane. Here is Cogley at the hospital! He is such a little boy now.

Baby Asher turned 1 month last Sunday! (Sunday was huge for us!)
Today when I went to visit him he is up to 3 pounds 11.6 ounces. He is in an open crib and wearing preemie clothes. Eating good. Sleeping good. Breathing good.
God is so good!
We also took our first family photo last week! You may want to grab some tissues...

God Bless!

life: daddy, the picture taker...

I can honestly say that it's weird not having a single picture of your child without tubes and wires hooked up to him. Sometimes it's hard to look past all those medical devices and see the little person you grew inside of you.
My sweet hubby started a photography business when he got out of the Air Force in January. Since then he's taken some really good shots.
The other day he brought his camera to the NICU and took more professional (than my iPhone) shots of our little boy. They turned out so good and I can't stop looking at them.

photography website: Fox Photography
photography instagram: @foxphotographyshots
photography facebook: Fox Photography Facebook

God Bless!

life: support baby asher

It completely amazes us with the amount of love and prayer we have witnessed for this sweet baby. Strangers are praying for him. It's amazing.
If I could meet each and every one of you I would hug you for loving on my sweet boy. Thank you for your support.
If you would like to show your support for Baby Asher during his stay in the NICU you can purchase a shirt. The shirt features the hashtags that I've been using on Instagram to document his daily updates.
You can purchase one HERE and there are different styles to choose from.

{The money earned from this campaign will help the Hollinger family with hospital and living expenses during this time.}
Thank you again and God Bless!

life: 2 weeks...

2 weeks has gone by so fast. 14 days old.
In 2 weeks Asher has changed so much.
The docs and nurses are very impressed with his strength.
One thing that will be ongoing is oxygen. He is such a small baby and his lungs will need help for a while.
He keeps amazing us with his weight and ability to get through anything. His PICC line was taken out within the first week and his breast milk feedings have increased from 3 ml to 23 ml. Growing boy!
His birth weight was 1080 grams and he is now 1175 grams. His skin color is less red and more pink and he is slowly filling out, but still looks like a wrinkly old man.

Thank you to everyone that has prayed and thought about our sweet family.
God Bless!