November 15th

Tonight's update will hopefully be short and sweet. Noah is doing great! His feeds are up to a point now that allowed them to take out his belly button IV! This is outstanding because it decreases his risk of serious infections. This has been a big goal of ours so we are really happy about that.

He is increasing the interval length for the time that he is off of the CPAP. He is up to six hours now. They will keep stepping him up until he is finally off completely. Go Noah, Go!

His bilirubin is down markedly after 24 hours back under the lights. I hope that they will stop those soon. That's one more little step toward home.

Missy continues to improve. Her soreness is slowly improving. She has been driving to the hospital the last couple of days and feels okay with that.

Anna continues to be clingy and we are beginning to think that this is more of a regression phenomenon than her viral illness, though that is tough to tease out. I feel confident that she will begin to get a better grasp on the situation in a few weeks and begin to realize her role as a true big sister. I think she's going to be stellar at it.

That's all for tonight. Thanks for checking on Noah and Missy. Keep praying. God is working in so many ways and we are thankful to be a part of it.

Please pray for the following:
Noah's neonatologists and nurses
Missy's OB/GYN, Dr. Heinzel
Strength for our family, especially Missy
Opportunities to be salt and light to others
Noah, and his big sister Anna, that they would come to know the Lord at a young age
Our working with Anna during this difficult transition time for her

"The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace."
Psalm 29:11