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Day two for Luke is going pretty well. A woman from Children's Hospital was here today to take some pictures of Luke's heart. He has a fairly common condition called Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) which the doctors think will take care of itself within a couple of days. The great news is that they are letting us hold Luke today for longer periods of time. The two things that need to happen for us to be able to take Luke home are for his heart murmur to get slightly quietier which would signal that the PDA is taking care of itself and for Luke to start eating a little better than he has been so far.

For more information about PDA you can click here.

As we head to bed tonight we are happy to report good news. Luke remains in the special care nursery but his oxygen saturation levels are looking really good, meaning his risk for respiratory problems is slim. They plan on checking to see if his slight heart murmur still exists in the morning. If Luke wakes up in the middle of the night and wants to eat they are going to try to let Molly feed him. Tomorrow morning we are hopeful that we can hold him more regularly and have some more visitors!

Our little baby boy came into the world at 4:47 a.m. on Friday, June 29 with a weight of 7 pounds even. After a couple hours of snuggling with us and other relatives Luke is now being watched in the special care nursery for a low blood sugar level and a slight heart murmur. The doctors have assured us that both of these things are pretty common for babies who go through what Luke went through during birth. His breathing and skin color looks great, they are just being cautious and want to watch him until Sunday it looks like. Unfortunately the only people allowed to visit Luke at this time are Molly and I and the grandparents so we will try to keep you updated here on this website.

Little Luke with his Mommy.

Luke with his proud Mom and Dad!!