Stardate 100204.4

We are still in the hospital, though they are telling us that this is our last day. Austin is doing really well, and Brittany is recovering slowly but surely. Last night was a pretty peaceful night...at least for me. I feel kind of bad, because I slept through the whole night and didn't wake up at all during the commotion going on in the room.

Yesterday afternoon, the doctor recommended that Austin be put on a Bili blanket and under a Bili Light to correct his slight case of jaundice. The Bili blanket glowed a mysterious green, like it was infused with Kryptonite...which is why my child could not escape the Bili Light. Needless to say, he did not enjoy being under that light, and as parents we didn't like the fact that the machine was torturing our child, but we knew it was for the best and it would fix the issue at hand. He has pretty good motor control already. About 10 minutes into his imprisonment, he had figured out how to grip the top rim of his blindfold and pull it down off of his eyes...which, or course, is not a good thing. So, one of us had to stand or lie nearby and hold that hand to prevent him from blinding himself.

At 0100 this morning, they took him off the machine (I was asleep at this time) and he ate and went back to sleep. I slept from midnight to almost six in the morning, so I was asleep for all of the action, but apparently, after he was taken off of the machine, he slept for a long time without waking up and crying for food. Brittany was able to get some good rest last night.

I didn't stay awake very long. I slept for another two hours before the nurse came in to take Austin away for circumcision. Unlike in Biblical times, the child does not have to wait until its eighth day of life before being circumcised. There is a reason God's instructions were so specific. On the eighth day, the body contains enough vitamin K to assist the blood in clotting. However, now that doctor's know this, they simply give the baby a shot of vitamin K12 and perform the operation, and the baby's blood clots just fine.

Now we are simply waiting to see what's next on the list of things to do before we are released. Mommy and baby are sleeping comfortably after breakfast while dad types away in the corner of the room.

Until next time,

Lance W