Benjamin Chance is here!

As many of you know, Sherri and I recently had a new addition to our family. Benjamin Chance was born September 17, 2009 at 6:16 am. He was only 24 weeks old and weighed in at 1 pound, 5 ounces and was 12.25 inches long. Needless to say, he was extremely premature and very small. After 5 long months in the NICU, Benjamin was able to come home on February 10, 2010. Benjamin is doing great now and is moving on from his stay at the NICU. Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers; we really appreciate it.

If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.
Matthew 21:22

As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
Ecclesiastes 11:5

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Day 33 - Still hanging in there

Benjamin has had a few good days recently. He is starting to really respond well to the lung therapy and his oxygen requirement is starting to improve. The settings are still not where they were pre-move, but he has started to improve over the last few days and is heading in the right direction.

He is still tolerating his feeds and they have continued to increase the amount he gets and is now up to 15 ml every 3 hours.

Next Tuesday, Benjamin gets his first eye exam to see how his eyes are developing. They are also testing for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Other than that, he is resting and doing pretty well. Please continue to pray for Benjamin's lungs and that his eyes are developing correctly.

3 comments:

  1. Praying that everyday will be a great day for Benjamin!! Glad to hear he is doing well. I wear my bracklet and pray for him throughout the day. I know he will develop properly and the Lord has a big destiny for this little man!!

    Love and hugs

    Cathy

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  2. Roy and I continue to check this every day and are keeping all of you in our prayers (so is the rest of my family and a sweet little minister I met here in Denver)... I miss you guys and wish I could be in Houston with you... I love the picture with his open eyes, he is such a handsome little guy! We love you!! Amy and Roy

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  3. Hey Porter Family! Glad to hear Benjamin is making steady progress. Not sure if the nurses have mentioned it, but the eye exams are not pretty. Bella did have surgery for her ROP, on both eyes. So she had many exams. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. We also have a link to ROP Info on our page. God Bless!!!

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