Update

It's amazing to me that there is ALREADY good news.  As of yesterday afternoon, Caleb was no longer requiring oxygen.  He was breathing on his own and doing well.  I was able to change him and hold him again.  I finally saw his little eyes too, which was great!  (Both boys are under lights for jaundice, so they wear eye masks most of the time right now.)

Luke is also showing improvement.  He had another lung x-ray yesterday which showed that his lungs are looking better than they were.  He was able to come out of the oxygen bubble that was over his head yesterday and he was also requiring less oxygen for part of they day.  I still haven't gotten to hold him, but I was able to touch him more and even change his diaper yesterday.

These are very exciting improvements, but we also know that things can go up and down for a little while, so please continue to pray that they will make progress and be able to come home soon.  I am going home today, which will be challenging.  I'm very excited to see my kiddos at home (I do miss them!), but it will be hard to leave Luke and Caleb.  I'm hoping to come down once a day until they come home, but it will be tricky to work out all of the scheduling details.  I know they are in good hands (not just the staff here, but ultimately in God's hands) but it is still going to be hard to leave them.

Thank you all for your encouraging words and prayers.  Donny and I have been so blessed by the comments left on the blog and by e-mails from everyone.  I would love to answer them all personally, but that may take some time.  For now, just know that we appreciate you all and thank God for you.

(Also, I will ATTEMPT to post pictures later today.  I'm not very techno savy .)