Riley Kae Dressler
Born: October 11, 2006
Time: 11:01 a.m.
Weight: 14.11 ounces
Length: 10.75 inches
Thank you to family, friends and all those praying for our little Riley. Your prayers, cards and warm wishes are very much appreciated. Thank you for your love and support during this difficult time.
I hope to keep this blog updated as much as possible so that we may keep you all informed. As most of you know, Riley Kae was born at 25 weeks (15 weeks early) and was 14.11oz and 10.75 inches long.
Riley's first week went great and there have been a few bumps in the road since. Aside from a few issues with her lungs, she is doing as well as expected for a baby of her size. The lungs are almost always a concern for premature babies, and she's kept the doctors on their toes in this area. We are told that the lungs continue to develop up until age 8, so we are optimistic that if any damage does occur as a result, that it will be minimal.
We found out today that her PDA (an open valve in the heart) is now closed which may eliminate the need for surgery. We are very hopeful that this will remain closed.
Riley was baptised today by Deacon John Sicilia and we are thrilled to say, this was a great day.
Riley at 6 days old.
posted by The Dressler Family @ 12:05 PM
15 Comments:
We are praying for you, precious Riley, and for you Jen & John! May you continue to grow bigger and stronger every day Riley, and continue to thrive. You are a special child of God and loved by all of us!There are many people in our church praying for you too Riley, and for all of your family!
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all! We spent 11 days in the NICU (almost 3 years ago) with our son Zach, and I learned in that very short time to appreciate each little milestone and to lean on those around me for support. Jen - as a mother I can't imagine what you are going through but I pray every day that you and your family remain blessed. God speed.
We are continuing to pray for Riley at Greater Gresham Baptist Church prayer chain. My personal prayer is that God may hold her in His gentle hand and sing to her in the night with His song that only tiny babies can hear. Zephaniah 3:17
Welcome to the world, sweet Riley! You've got lots of people saying prayers for you and for your mom and dad and all the family. And you've got that fightin' Irish in your blood, making you stronger every day.
Jen and John, a thousand blessings on you and your little one.
Thanks to whomever put this website together, so we can check in regularly.
Dear Jennifer, John, and Riley,
We pray daily for your continued progress and the peace that only God can provide. We believe in God's grace and expect that He has and will continue to shower you all with His love. We look forward to positive updates. Thank you for sharing Riley's progress with us.
Jim and Jeanne Hailey
Hi there,
You don't know me, but I got a prayer request for your little girl through the Gwinnett Mothers of Multiples communication. Just saw that your little girl had the open valve (PDA). I can definitely relate to what you went through on that! My twins were born 10 weeks early at less than 3 & 4 lbs. My son had the open valve and we were terrified! They gave him the medicine and it closed it up, after the 2nd try. We didn't have to have the surgery, either, which was such a relief. Just wanted to give you some encouragement that both of my kids are healthy and doing well. I know God is watching your little girl and I pray that all goes well for her.
Becky Baker (becklb78@msn.com)
Hi Jen and John, just wanted to pass along our prayers to everyone! It's good to hear that little Riley is doing well with her treatments. Can't wait to see updated pictures as she grows. Thinking of you, Rebecca Rose
We are praying for you from NY. My son is now 8 years old and also born premature. He is doing great now. Our thoughts and prays are with you and your family. We have also passed on a prayer request to everyone that we know...Be strong, God is with you.
You don't know us, but we received a prayer request for your little girl through the Gwinnett Mothers of Multiples communication, my sister lives in Gwinnett. We live in Fort Mill, SC and we are praying hard for precious baby Riley. We have sent on the prayer request to friends and neighbors of ours in SC and Charlotte, NC...God Bless all of you. Can't wait for the news that you get to bring this precious little miracle home!
John & Jen
We are praying daily for you your family and the sweet little baby Riley.
We pray that the Good Lord will keep a careful watch on her.
God Bless,
Vic & Claudia
Jen & John... I have been praying for you and baby Riley since receiving the note from Kelly and I also passed it on to my church family, Greater Gresham Baptist, in Oregon. We are all praying for the precious miracle that God graced you with and the day that you can bring her home. Thank you Kelly for setting up this Blogg so that we can all keep up on Riley's progress. We will continue to pray! God Bless you Jen & John and precious Riley!
Jennifer & John,
I continue to pray for you and your precious little Riley. I read your updates on Riley and hope she will grow stronger everyday. You are all in my hearts.
Lori Glover
Jen and John. You know our thoughts and prayers are with you. I am so glad Shannon and I made the trip over to see you. She is a precious gift. We Love you all. Jan and Mike
Jen & John,
God has given you a precious gift. Your situation is a gentle reminder to us all that life is fragile. As I observed the different postings I couldn't help but think that God has a bigger plan than we can imagine. There seem to be folks from all over the map praying for you all. From Greater Gresham Baptist Church to the State of New York. God is watching over each and every movement around baby Riley.
My prayer is that Riley will live to tell the story that Jesus saved her life and used her for his work.
God's Blessings on your baby and the rest of your family!
Gregory, Mindy, and Caiden Hansen
Where to start. May our thoughts and prayers be with you at all time. I cant be at the service but My heart will be there. All though we do not get the chance to see her grow up she is in a great place. She is right next to Rich ridin free forever with him. She is now his lil side kick watching over all of us everyday. I love you both and if you need anything ill be there in a heart beat you know that. We as a family send our love. I love you two and the girls. Pease out God bless you guys.
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