**12/20/2008...Another update was posted from Amy's sister regarding Olivia...please scroll down to read and please continue to pray**
**Please read update received from Olivia's Mommy-Amy at the bottom of the post**
On December 5th, Olivia Wells entered this world a bit early (at 29 weeks and 5 days)....and she's just a tiny little thing at 2 pounds 8 ounces. Olivia's parents are Amy and David Wells. Amy had preeclampsia (I probably spelled that wrong)...and Miss Olivia had to be taken via c-section.
Please pray for this precious family...for Olivia to continue to gain strength and grow...for Amy as she is healing...and of course for both David and Amy as they place their little girl in God's hands...just for peace and strength to get thru these days ahead.
So, again, I'm asking for all of you to beat down the doors of heaven for this family....I feel honored that we are given the opportunity to walk this road with them...and my hope is that we never take it for granted.
From Danielle (Amy's sister)...
December 20, 2008
I just spoke with Amy and Olivia is back on the ventilator today. She had some swelling in her belly and a bit of apnea yesterday. They are thinking either she has an infection (they won't know for a couple of days) or her little body was just working to hard and needs to rest. Please continue to hold this amazing family in your prayers -for a quick and complete healing for Olivia and for peace, wisdom, and strength for David and Amy!
From Amy...
December 11, 2008
Thank you for your continued prayer for our daughter Olivia. I know a lot of times it is difficult to understand how much our prayers effect situations in our life. But for some reason, prayer is tool that God has given us to move Him to act according to His will in our lives. It doesn't really makes sense to me, but it works. We are realizing more and more every day that God is the only one who is able to strengthen and grow our little girl. As amazing and advanced as medicine is today, Olivia's healer is God. No one and nothing else will be able to sustain her.
Overall, Olivia has continued to do really well considering her size and age. Tuesday was a big day for her. On Tuesday they switched her to what they call a C-PAP breathing system. Before, there was a tube going down her throat that assisted her in breathing. She was taking the initiative to breath, but if she forgot the machine would back her up. It would make sure that she was taking a certain amount of breaths per minute. On Tuesday they took that tube out of her throat and put two little tubes in her nostrils. Every time she takes a breath now, the C-PAP gives her an extra boost of oxygen. The difference now is, it is completely her responsibility to breath. If she forgets, there is nothing there to back her up. We got to be there when they switched her over. It was a scary moment for David and I, knowing that we might have to see her struggle. But thankfully, she handled the switch really well. As they were switching her over she remained really calm and relaxed. All of her levels stayed normal and she continues to do really well with her new C-PAP. This was a really big step for her because if she continues to do well on the C-PAP they will be able to take her off of it for small amounts of a time so that we can hold her. As I'm sure you can imagine, both David and I are extremely excited to be able to hold and snuggle our little girl. In fact, it is looking like tonight at 5:00pm we will be able to hold her for the first time.
Thank you for your continued prayer for our daughter Olivia. I know a lot of times it is difficult to understand how much our prayers effect situations in our life. But for some reason, prayer is tool that God has given us to move Him to act according to His will in our lives. It doesn't really makes sense to me, but it works. We are realizing more and more every day that God is the only one who is able to strengthen and grow our little girl. As amazing and advanced as medicine is today, Olivia's healer is God. No one and nothing else will be able to sustain her.
Overall, Olivia has continued to do really well considering her size and age. Tuesday was a big day for her. On Tuesday they switched her to what they call a C-PAP breathing system. Before, there was a tube going down her throat that assisted her in breathing. She was taking the initiative to breath, but if she forgot the machine would back her up. It would make sure that she was taking a certain amount of breaths per minute. On Tuesday they took that tube out of her throat and put two little tubes in her nostrils. Every time she takes a breath now, the C-PAP gives her an extra boost of oxygen. The difference now is, it is completely her responsibility to breath. If she forgets, there is nothing there to back her up. We got to be there when they switched her over. It was a scary moment for David and I, knowing that we might have to see her struggle. But thankfully, she handled the switch really well. As they were switching her over she remained really calm and relaxed. All of her levels stayed normal and she continues to do really well with her new C-PAP. This was a really big step for her because if she continues to do well on the C-PAP they will be able to take her off of it for small amounts of a time so that we can hold her. As I'm sure you can imagine, both David and I are extremely excited to be able to hold and snuggle our little girl. In fact, it is looking like tonight at 5:00pm we will be able to hold her for the first time.
Please pray that Olivia continues to have good days. Preemie babies can be doing really well one moment and within hours they can be so sick that they are close to death. Our Dr sat us down yesterday and gave us an overview of some of the battles Olivia might face over the next few months. He was not trying to scare us but he wanted us to be aware of some things she might struggle with. The talk was beneficial and we appreciated him being realistic with us but it as also eye-opening and scary. We know that Olivia is in God's hands and that He is completely trustworthy. However, the talk we had with Dr increased our urgency to be lifting Olivia up to her only Healer. Please continue to join us in praying for her complete healing.
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