A little background first: Phinehas’ story was a miracle from day one. We had lost our first baby due to miscarriage but felt the Lord encouraging us to pray for another life, and soon. So we did, and there ended up being only 5 weeks between the end of the first baby and the start of Phinehas’ journey in the womb. I developed high blood pressure towards the end of the pregnancy and eventually it became so bad, that my body went into labor 7 weeks early. But it was a natural, safe delivery and Phinehas was healthy from day #1 (breathing on his own, too!) He ended up staying in the hospital for three *very long* weeks so that the doctors could make sure that he was strong enough to live well outside of constant medical care. And now he is home, healthy and growing bigger everyday! Our journey into parenthood proved to be a difficult road, but we are glad we walked through it and love our little guy more every moment!
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- One of my first real memories holding him. His head was smaller than the palm of my hand. In this picture, I’m still very sick and couldn’t make it up and down stairs without feeling faint.
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- First family photo (taken by Amber!). Because Phinehas was born early, he had to be in the NICU. We didn’t know how long he would be in there, so our hearts were pretty nervous. Kyle was my faithful, cheerful rock the whole time.
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- This is where our little guy lived for the first three weeks of his life. He loved being wrapped up snug in a blanket. We soon nicknamed him, “burrito boy.”
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- He loved his binkie from day one. Look at how massive it is on his face!
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- Finally ready to go home! Look at how LITTLE he is!!!
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- Still our little burrito boy!
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- First family picture from home. He is about 2 months old in this one.
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- Still loving the binkie
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- Fun with Dad outside! Often if he’s fussing, we take him outside and he calms down right away.
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- Phinehas loves his grandma gaffrey!
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- Three generations.
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- Adam and phinny playing together. He is about four months old in this one.
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- Gaffrey grandparents! They have waited many years for this day!
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- Such a happy boy!
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- Phin and mom love each other! He is a little distracted by the light of the camera…
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- “hum…what will I do next?”
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- and…still loving the binkie!
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- Such a big boy! Much bigger than the day we took him home! He is five months in this one; and weighs about 10 pounds more than they day we took him home from the hospital!
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- One day, he brought pot pie to Kyle and work. He has a strong little grip, and is holding the plate all by himself.
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- “whoa, you startled me, mom!”
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- “thanks for looking at these pictures of me! See you all later!”
