On Friday, April 13, 2012 at 9:10 am God blessed us with a beautiful baby boy. We named him Evan, meaning God is gracious. After Evan was born, he had trouble breathing and was taken to the NICU. Throughout the day, Evan's condition grew worse. First his lungs were sticking together and he was diagnosed with premature lung disease. By the evening, the doctors told us that Evan had pulmonary hypertension and would need to be put on Nitric Oxide. The next 24 hours would be critical We were devastated! We prayed that if it was God's will, that He would save our son. After 24 hours, Evan was in stable condition. We were relieved and thankful for God's favor, The next month would be a journey as we tried to live at the hospital and take care of a vivacious 4 year old. Evan slowly was weaned from both the nitric oxide and the oxygen and after two weeks he began the task of learning how to eat. Evan struggled with eating, but slowly gained the strength needed to take 8 feedings in a day. We are so blessed to have Evan in our lives. He is truly our miracle baby! We hadn't come up with a middle name for our son until 5 minutes prior to having to finalize his birth certificate and it couldn't have been more perfect. Joshua, meaning God saves. Evan Joshua Bannister....what a testimony his life is already!
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