Update and Prayer Request

11:00 a.m., Monday, December 17--posted the next day (Tuesday).

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UPDATE

Overall, David's doing really well. His CO2 levels went down to 52, which is good. His O2 is in the 60s right now (Monday morning). His feedings are up to 19 ml every 3 hrs. He weighs 2 lbs 12 oz and doing great with weight gain. Last Monday he weighed 2 lbs 4 oz, so he has gained half a pound in a week. His head circumference was measured last night (Sunday) and had gone up half a centimeter from last Sunday; it's now at 26 cm. His head ultrasound was repeated this morning (Monday) but the doctor hadn't read the results yet.

PRAYER REQUEST

Susan and John received a letter from the health department regarding the newborn screening test performed upon David's birth, which is required by state law. One of the screens showed questionable results. It tests for "metabolic genetic disorders" which are diseases that can cause "severe illness or mental retardation . . . but can be treated if identified early." Because of the questionable results on 17OHPDAH (?) the test needs to be repeated. This does not mean the baby has the disease. Susan plans to ask the doctors about it Monday afternoon.

Naturally, it was a little disconcerting to get that letter. Let's pray that the letter was nothing more than a blow to their faith--a cheap shot by the enemy to chip away at their hope. Let's remind God (and ourselves) of His promises for David--of all the dreams and visions and scriptures and prophecies. Let's love John and Susan and David off this roller coaster and into the joy of loving and caring for a beautiful, healthy baby boy.