10 week update

Dear Friends and Family,
It is hard to believe it has been ten weeks already. Reagan is 35 weeks corrected age today. She has come such a long way since March 4Th. God has been good to us and blessed us with a beautiful girl. We are so thankful for Reagan and the protective hand of God. I still don't know why bad things happen in our lives but I know I would not be the same person today without experiencing these difficulties. I have learned many lessons these past weeks about prayer, faith, and character. I hope I continue to live out these lessons I have learned and don't retreat to my old ways once the stress of the NICU is behind us. The most important lesson I have learned is that when you get to the bottom issue of whatever trials you experience you realize that you are not in control but God is. I am thankful for this reminder for when I feel "stressed out" I can sit back and say God this is in your hands. His hands is where it should be to begin with but our human nature makes us think we have to be in control when that is not the case. I am trusting God to protect Reagan and allow us to bring her home soon.
Reagan is continuing to do well, gaining weight and strength each day. She weighs 3 pounds 3 ounces today. She is doing well with her bottle three times a day. Before long she will take off and we can get rid of that irritating feeding tube!!! She is still on the wedge for reflux and taking prevacid; both seem to be helping. Reagan is also still on the nasal cannula but we have weaned her flow from 2 liters down to 600mls. She remains on 21% (room air) which is great. Reagan was moved to an open crib today and continues to maintain her own temperature. We are finally moving in the right direction. The main issue we face right now and ask for your prayers is with Reagan's eyes. Due to her prematurity Reagan runs a risk for blindness due to detached Retina. I won't go into all the details but on her last exam her eyes looked worse and they will recheck them again next Wednesday. If they continue to get worse we will have to transfer to another hospital once again for eye surgery. The surgery has great success but requires Reagan being put on the ventilator. This is just another set back we hope to avoid. Please pray that Reagan's eyes will improve and we can skip this surgery all together. Your prayers mean so much to us and I know God hears them. I don't believe we would be were we are today without prayer! I would also request your prayers. I have been sick since Monday and not able to visit Reagan. Please pray for a healing touch and protection around Reagan so she will not catch another infection. We love you guys and appreciate all your support.
Sincerely,
Amy, Robert and Reagan