Sunday Update

Just a quick note here to give everyone an update.

Denise will be released from the hospital on Monday. She was put on prednisone to elevate her platelet level and will be following up with a specialist in a clinic setting.

Lucas continues to improve. He has been removed from the IV and is now nursing and being supplemented with bottle feedings. He has a slight case of jaundice, so they are doing photo light therapy to help his body break it down. They are not sure when he will be discharged, but it will not be Monday. Depending on his billirubin tests and his eating, it should be this week sometime. He is able to now come out of the nursery and visit us for 15-30 minutes at a time for feedings, so that is a plus. It allowed both sets of grandparents to see him up close last night, as did big sister Libby.

Once Denise is released, she will be able to become a "boarder". What this does is allow us to rent a room at the hospital to store our things, sleep at if we wish, and just stay close to Lucas. She will get meal service and use of the "facilities", but no nursing care.

So that is it for now. More to come later!

Troy, Denise, Libby and Lucas