Nathan & Tricia Update

To view a slideshow of beautiful 1 lb, 6 oz Gwyneth Rose (born yesterday via emergency C-section), visit the link below. She is doing as well as can be expected; in fact, one of the OB doctors told Nathan that "it's the best report she's ever received for a 24 weeker."

Hands on a Miracle

Tricia has been asleep since before Gwyneth's birth and remains on a ventilator; however, the medical team has been weaning her off a paralytic drug and sedatives gradually today and her body has been responding well. Nathan continues to post faithful updates on his blog:

Confessions of a CF Husband

This morning, he wrote the following words. His faith in the Lord, whatever the outcome, is a tremendous, humbling testimony to those of us watching from afar ...

It's amazing to consider that both of my girls are in almost exactly the same state. Both are lying on the backs, almost totally unaware of their surroundings and of each other, both are on ventilators, both have multiple IV's, pic lines, arterial lines, etc., both will have a feeding tube (prayerfully Gwyneth will have one very soon).

As I spent time sitting by Tricia's last night, I talked to God in a way that I never have before. I spent time praying for my two girls, for each family member and friend who has spent time with us the past few weeks, for all of our friends and family who have not been able to be with us, and for the thousands we have never met who are thinking of us. I prayed for the entire medical staff, as many as I could remember by name. And, as I did yesterday afternoon as Gwyneth and Tricia were being physically separated for the first time, I told God that I will accept whatever He chooses for my girls, and asked that He would consider the desire of my heart.