2 steps forward...1 step back

Mikayla was supposed to come home today, but of course, that didn't happen. The doctor that is taking care of her is overwhelmed (or so it seems) by the 20 babies that are in the special nursery; including Mikayla so instead of reading all of the notes left by the nurses that took care of her yesterday he only read part of them and decided based on partial information not to discharge her. He passed the message through a nurse which meant I recieved very hurried and limited information so for now I don't know when our little girl is coming home. We're very frustrated because she's been in the special care nursery for over a month now and we've been getting good reports, but for some reason she has to stay?! It doesnt make sense to me. Honestly I feel like the Dr didnt want to waste time on a discharge today because there are so many new infants in the nursery and he's too busy.

Connor loves apples! He took that apple away from his daddy and eats it like a big boy!

These are some new pictures of Miss MJ~



Got Milk?

Connor is learning to brush his teeth!


Who doesnt love to bang on pots and pans!


Already driving Grammy's car!

Hello everyone, we hope you are all doing well. We are great, but we are still anticipating Mikayla's discharge from the hospital. She is now over 4lbs and doing well eating without a feeding tube! YAY! Hopefully she will be home by Halloween, or in time for Connor's first birthday (November 2nd)
Connor is getting more and more brave everyday and is getting into everything! Sometimes I wonder how I'm going to keep up with both of our babies. He is figuring out the whole walking thing and LOVES cabinet doors, drawers, and pretty much anything he's not supposed to play with. Time for Mommy and Daddy to child-proof the house!
When Grandpa and Neesey came to visit a few weeks ago, Connor and Mikayla got their first jack-o-lanterns made specially for them by Grandpa! Connor especially likes to play with them because they roll!

We are getting more and more excited to dress them up for Halloween, Mikayla will be a kitty (walmart had a onesie that was too cute with a cat face on it) but we havent found a costume for Connor yet.

Sorry for the delay...

Its been a while since Marshall and I have had the time to update our blog, but sorry for the delay....

Mikayla is doing well, but is still in the Special Care Unit for a few more weeks....she's small so she has to gain some weight and jump a few more hurdles before we can take her home. But the doctors and nurses have been great and they are really happy with her progress. Thanks for all of your prayers!

Connor will be celebrating his first birthday on November 2nd!! We're so excited to have his birthday party...it'll be a Mickey Mouse birthday!
(we'll update everyone with those details as they become available)

And I promise I'll get some more pictures on here as soon as I get a few more minutes...

One Day at a Time

Today was another interesting day for us, the morning started with an 8am surgery...nothing serious, just a routine tube tying...thats right folks, Mikayla Jayne's birth was our final visit to the delivery room. It all went well, but I feel like they buried gravel in my belly button.

Marshall stayed in the nursery with Mikayla, while i was under the knife, spending a little daddy/daughter one on one time together. She's already got him wrapped around her tiny little fingers, it's so sweet. Her nurse told me that she could tell that Mikayla's already very attached to her daddy because, when he came in she was "having a cow," Marshall said three words and she settled right down like magic.

We got to hold her for the first time today and that was the best feeling in the world. She's so small that she felt weightless in our arms. She has progressed impressively in the few hours that she's been in the NICU and has had an IV removed, been taken off of the CPAP (the big blue tube in the picture), and has been moved into an isolette which is great! She will hopefully be learning how to eat without a tube by tomorrow!

SHE'S HERE!

Septemer 20th, 2008

At 8:03 this morning, Mikayla Jayne Cook introduced herself...in somewhat of a hurry.

Weighing in at 3lbs even, and about 16 3/4in long, our little girl fought her way here through the wee hours of the morning to an audience of her Daddy, Memaw, and Grammy leaving not a dry eye in the room.

She is about 8 weeks premature, but is absolutely beautiful and doing well! She will be residing in the Special Care Unit here at Lexington Medical Center for a little while, but the amazing ladies of the nursing staff are doing everything in their power to make life easier for all of us.

Here are just a few pictures, with more to be added VERY soon

September 19, 2008

Hello everybody,

This is the first entry on our blog and I promise to make very effort to update it.
The past year of our lives has been an adventure to say the least and we can only continue to look forward to what is in store for us.

Coming soon will be our 2nd child, Mikayla Jayne Cook, sister to our amazing son Connor Floyd Cook.

Mikayla is currently making her presence known as she decided that she wants to come a bit early. We are currently just shy of 32 weeks and my water has been broken for 4 days, we are hoping that she will hang out a bit longer but the anticipation of meeting our little girl is killing us (not to mention the fact that total bed rest is NOT something i'm used to at all). The doctors say that everything is looking great so far though, so God willing, we will have a healthy baby girl in a week or so.



Connor is now 10 months old and growing more and more every day. He truly blows my mind when i see how quickly he is learning and developing. He is the most laid back child, which is such a blessing, but I have a feeling this will all change when he starts to compete with his little sister. He has 6 teeth now and is learning words. His favorites are daddy, and tick tock (He loves clocks, ceiling fans, and generally anything that spins). He learned to crawl some time ago and has grown bored with it. He now stands up on his own and walks along with the help of whatever may be around him. He has taken his fair share of knockabouts in his quest to take over the world (or at least the house) but mommy has learned the fine art of the baby gate!

Marshall is working for Crowder Construction Co (thanks to a little help from one of my favorite people) and loves it. It's so nice to see him come home in a good mood after having been at work all day, he really seems to enjoy the sense of accomplishment he gets from seeing his hard work come together. In the relatively near future, however, the project that his team is working on will be ending and we are currently unsure of what lies ahead at the close of this project. There is a possibility that we may have to move from Columbia to go to another Crowder project, but nothing is definite yet. Hopefully we will know soon.

As for now, like I said, we are patiently awaiting the arrival of our daughter from the comfort of the hospital Maternity Ward. We ask that your thoughts and prayers be with us as she makes her way into the world, and we promise an update as soon as possible.

Oh yeah, and I'll be posting pictures soon too...

With love to you all,
The Cooks