On a medical note, Luke is doing great. His Doctor bumped his feedings up from every 6 hours to every 3 hours. He's still on the billirubin lights, but his levels are down so hopefully he won't need them much longer (which means the sooner I get to hold him!). Here's a crazy camera phone picture of Luke under the lights...
On a side note, Luke is a cute kid (imho), but it can be scary watching him breathe... his chest heaves in and out so much its pretty freaky. The nurse said it would be a few weeks before his rib cage is solid enough to not make it look so bad. I have to admit it's pretty cool to watch my son develop before my eyes...development that would normally be hidden in Wendy's womb for the next 12 weeks.
Wendy got some great news today, her Doctor said she could remove the steri-strips that protected her incision. This means that Wendy can drive again - something she hasn't been able to do for almost a month - FREEDOM! Additionally, the pathology report on the mole came back negative (more on that in a later post). The best news is that her pregnancy hormones are down significantly and hopefully they will continue decline (from 1,700 now to 1 or 2). Elevated numbers are common after molar pregnancies, which can be an indicator of a mild form of cancer called gestational-tropholactic-something-or-other disease (but it's highly treatable).
Keep praying!
Cheers,
Colin
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Tonight as the Gravette family prays for the Warnes quartet, we lift you and Wendy up and pray that the two of you are getting some rest and stay healthy.
It's now almost 11:00pm on a crazy election night. I also pray that we pull together as Americans to assure a quality future for the next generations and as Christians that we continue to walk in truth.
Don Tomas
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