Happy 16th Birthday Catherine Therese!!

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Although you'll never read this my sweet Catherine, I love you. 16 years ago you changed our life forever. All of your siblings have done this in their own way but you have done so in a very special way. You have made me more empathetic, compassionate, and much more prayerful. Your smile lights up the world around you and we are all blessed by it.  It's not easy living with a saint. You remind me of my weakness and limited time on this earth. You challenge me to go deeper within myself and find what the Lord is trying to teach me...usually patience. You are made in His image and likeness but He uses you so that I can see my own beauty, goodness, and shortcomings.  You struggle mightily against me with every bath, diaper change, and wardrobe change. I struggle mightily with Him against all the changes He wills in my life. You depend on me and your mom for even the simplest of things. You teach me to depend on Him for everything and not rely on my on strength. You teach me that I
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Smiling and Swinging

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Catherine loves her swing! She got to breastfeed twice today and did really well and they should be giving her a bottle tonight. She has not been spitting up at all. She has not gained any weight since Saturday so they increased the calories in the breastmilk. We think the reason she was gaining weight better last week was because she had help from the nutrition she was getting in her PICC, but she is no longer on that. Please pray for weight gain for little Catherine. They do everything in grams and kilograms, so she should be gaining about 20 grams/day (28 grams is about an ounce). Right now she weighs 2890 grams, which is about 6# 6oz. As soon as she starts gaining weight consistently she can come home!!! Thank you for your prayers, as we pray for all of you!

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Sarah Reinhard said…
Someday, when she's like 16, you'll look back and think out loud, "Did we worry and wonder about her so much when she was just a wee thing?" You'll be on the eve of her learning to drive, of her first date, of her wedding, of her major milestones, and you'll see the miracle of prayers at work and the great gift God has given you in being a witness to the blessing of children.

Catherine Therese, you are a blessing to so, SO many people.
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