baby update

hey guys, just thought that i would give you an update on the babies. they were born on wednesday by c-section at 1:30pm. they were both perfectly formed and breathing on their own which completely amazed the doctors. they thought that they were both going to be really deformed because of all the brain problems that they were experiencing. they were 3lbs each. alli is the better functioning of the two girls, she still has a lot of fluid on her brain and the doctors don't know the extent, but still think that she is going to be retarded. charli on the other hand is doing even worse. she was born with HEP which means that she basically has no brain. it wasn't really formed when she was in the womb. it's bout the size of a pea. they didnt expect her to live through the first night and, to the surprise of the doctors, she is still alive this morning. they got a feeding tube down her throat and so she has been able to eat now. she went for hours without eating because she doesn't have the muscles developed to hold her tongue down. so, yeah. that is where things are right now. be praying for a creative miracle. be encouraged because they are doing better than what doctors expected, but dont be relieved... yet.

thanks for your prayers guys. i love and miss you all. andy and i talked for about an hour on the phone last night while he was driving home and we talked about our daydreams of copenhagen. they are probably starting to sell those warm nuts and glogg on the walking streets. i just think that we all need to go back. now. everyone cool with that? ok, good.