Our little astronaut

Liam David was born at 10:24am on July 22nd. He was 7lbs 6oz and 20 inches long. He has dark hair and dark eyes(for now). My surgery went well but shortly after his birth while they were cleaning him up the nurses noticed he was breathing very fast. He ended up going to the nursery and then the NICU while I was still in recovery. I got to hear him cry and they brought him for me to see before taking him away but I didn't get to hold him. We were hoping he would just need a day or two to slow his respiratory rate and be back to normal, but things don't always go the way we hope. I want so badly to hold my baby boy and cuddle and kiss him. Unfortunately, today the doctors did a chest xray and noticed that he still has something in his lungs. If it was fluid it would be getting better by now but its not so they think its pneumonia. They started him on antibiotics this morning and also drew blood for cultures. The antibiotics take 7 days to run through so he will be in the NICU at least another week. Once his breathing slows down and stabilizes he will still need a day or 2 to learn how to eat from a bottle and then hopefully from me. We are constantly praying for our little man. He is strong and definitely a fighter. He is perfect in all other functions except for his fast breathing. I know that he will get through these little hurdles and be home with us soon but the wait is heartbreaking. I want nothing more than to hold him close to me and make everything all better. I feel very helpless and am praying for God to keep up my strength, Liam needs us all to be strong for him. Chris has been so wonderful and so helpful through all of this. I thank God that I have such a wonderful husband to help me through all of this. He gets up with me every 3 hours to pump, help me get in and out of bed and wheel me to and from the NICU. I don't know what I would do without him. I think God for giving me such a wonderful partner in life. We are waiting to see how our little man does over the next few days but today his breathing had already started slowing after just starting antibiotics so hopefully it is just what he needed! I can't wait to bring him home and introduce him to his sister, Avery is so anxious to meet him. My parents have been so wonderful keeping her for us. They've had their hands full but have still been able to bring her up to see us. Words can't express our appreciation for all they've done this week. I will post some pics of his birth soon for you to see! for now, here is a pic of our little astronaut;

We are so in love with this little guy!!