Holy Diaper Drive!

What a blessing! Today a gal from our small group at church (Pleasant Valley Baptist) called us up and said that the group had had a diaper drive for us. And also they are providing us with 24 meals! Tonight the diapers were dropped off at our house and we couldn't believe how many there were! Shane looked at all the packages and added up the actual number of diapers and there are 1,956 of all sizes!! Also lots of wipes too. Thank you small group!!! We haven't actually been to small group in a couple of months. Shane went a few times while Laney was on bed rest but then we both moved into the hospital and it just got too hard. We are so grateful for the contact we still kept, and all of the many many prayers that were said for us.

Sophia took a big step today. She is off her IV now! One less thing to be connected to. She actually had a pick line. A pick line is a catheter that is inserted through a vein so that instead of being picked for an IV or for drawing blood, all they have to do is hook the IV to a plug that is exposed. Hers went into her arm, snaked through her chest, and ended just before her heart. So now Sophie gets to wear clothes just like her brother and sister! She is still in her isolette due to her size, and the fact that she can't quite hold her temp on her own yet.

Samuel had a big day too. He was cup feeding for the first time. He was also circumcised at 5pm tonight. Our boy, who fusses loudly at diaper changing time, did not make a peep during the procedure! He got some good mommy snuggles afterwards too and was just fine.

A nurse predicts that Julia and Sam will be able to come home in a week. Yesterday they met one of the big requirements to come home. It was their 7th full day without a bradycardia episode. A bradycardia is when the heart rate drops to below 100. It's very common and even expected in preemies, and since all of their episodes were always self resolved, they were never a problem. Just something to grow out of. They had to go 7 days without one and now they have! So really the only thing for these two to do is learn to eat however we plan to feed them at home, and still gain weight while doing it.