Saturday, October 6: Holding Ashton

Well, today was a much better day. Ashton is already looking better, and you can tell it's easier for him to breathe. We were super excited today because it was the first time we were really able to hold him :-) He is SO sweet and perfect! He rarely fusses, and when he does get upset he just scrunches his face as if he's preparing to scream and then he'll relax again and he's fine. Gotta love a happy baby!

So today they sent off some blood to Primary Children's to test the chromosomes and see if they show any chromosomal abnormalities (which would mean a genetic disorder). The soonest we'll get those results back is next Friday, but it might be into the following week. Then they did an echo of his heart to make sure it looked normal (they're just trying to rule things out), and the preliminary results were good and didn't show anything out of the ordinary. They sent a copy to Primary Children's for a second look just to make sure, but things are definitely looking up! We're so grateful for all of the prayers and support from everyone--especially to our family, who has been working non-stop to get our house ready for us! Thank you thank you thank you!