I got to hold my son for the first time today! He is still too fragile to be held skin-to-skin, but they lifted him in his little nest and placed him, in his nest, on a pillow on my lap. I held him and sang to him and told him how gorgeous he is for about an hour. He did really well and the nurse said that, as long as he continues to do as well as he is, she sees no reason why I can't hold him for about an hour every day! Wahoo!

We got the results of the echo-cardiogram yesterday and it is GOOD news! The duct in his heart is still there, but it is tiny and therefore they have decided that he does NOT need surgery - thank you Lord!

We have come down quite a bit on Daniel's ventilator settings, which is also great news, AND he is tolerating my breast milk well - he is now on 2ml every 3 hours.

We keep being reminded that this will be a long journey and there are likely to be ups and downs, but we are enjoying an UP right now!

Keep praying mighty army!