dr. appt

this morning we went back to the pedi to have more blood work done....poor lana. her heels have been stuck so many times for these blood samples! but she's a trooper! didn't even flinch! to give a little bit of background...lana was born about a week early therefor increasing her chances of jaundice. not a big deal...lots of babies are born with it. when we left the hospital tuesday the reading was 9.4. wednesday at our first pedi visit, they checked it again and it was 16.4 which meant we were in the 'high risk' zone. we went back today and after a night of laying in the 'tanning bed' she's back down to 12.6. the cooks childrens guy who delivered the equipment to our house last night said that the real danger is in how high the levels get prior to day 5 of infant life--the high risks of jaundice decrease significantly by then. if it gets in the mid 20s there's a chance for brain damage. you should really read up on it...kinda interesting stuff. or maybe you shouldn't if you're pregnant. it'll just really freak you out. and as always, don't believe everything you read on the internet. we were given a really good pamphlet by cooks childrens and have a pretty good understanding of what's going on now. but just keep lana & us in your prayers. she has to stay in this bed 24 hours a day until we get a doctor's release. it's tough on her & us because we don't get to hold her other than feedings. and those stupid goggles! gosh! who wants to sleep with that on! she's used to being swaddled when she sleeps but she's only allowed to have diapers on in the bed. just not a lot of fun right now. drew and i are sleeping in the living room next to lana so we're getting even less sleep than normal. i'd say between2 & 3 hours. :( so anyway, i gotta go take a nap! keep praying! we're seeing improvement! YEAH!