I think it may be a bad thing that most of the nurses in the hospital (and especially the NICU) we go to each day recognize us and probably know everything about Ashlyn's delivery and our baby girl.  If the nurses know you by name, I think that means you have been there too long.  On the flip side, it is nice to have people that know you and care for your baby.  The NICU staff continues to do a great job with Madalyn, and we are pleased with the amount of care that they are providing for our little angel. 

I think that last night/this morning had to be one of the best days Madalyn has had the whole time she has been in the NICU.  She had quite a few blood sugar readings in the 70's and even one in the 80's! The minimum that the staff would like is 60+, so she has been improving nicely (only one reading below 50 today).  She is also only going to be fed breast milk moving forward since Ashlyn had her milk tested yesterday, and it had enough calories for the Doctors to decide that we no longer needed to add higher calorie formula.  So as it currently stands, Maddy is functioning on her own, without any IV, or additional formula.  She still has the feeding tube since the NICU staff wants to ensure that she is able to eat the same amount of milk consistently (pray that Ash can keep up with the amount they are feeding her), and if she gets too lazy to eat the amount they want her to, they are sending the rest down the tube. 

The Doctors remain confident that Maddy's blood sugar issues will resolve themselves over time and that we need to continue to remain patient as she learns to regulate on her own.  They also stressed to us today, that they have ruled out all the serious medical things that could be wrong with her, and that all the symptoms and improvements she has made point to Maddy being a baby of a gestational diabetic mother. 

As we continue to visit Maddy in the NICU, we are thankful that she is fearfully and wonderfully made, and that God has allowed Maddy's health issue to play out the way that it has.  There are so many other things that could have been wrong with her, and we are thankful that she will be able to regulate on her own eventually, and that her condition has a tangible solution.  We could not imagine what it would have been like to have our baby girl crash when we had her at home, and we are so thankful for the prayers, letters, emails, cards and flowers from our families and friends. 

Please continue to pray that Maddy will maintain good blood sugar levels, that she will be able to come home soon, and that Ashlyn will continue to heal.