Day 31

Lincoln's head ultrasound was good yesterday. The bleeding has stopped, no new changes. They will continue to watch head size and will repeat it in 2 weeks.... so that was good news! We have a new doctor (they rotate monthly) and I really like her.. Dr. Rachel Brown. She is very honest and thorough.. she also gave us alot of hope and optimism for Lincoln's future... she says these kids turn out just fine in many cases or with minor issues... only time will tell but nothing gives her an indication that he will have a bad outcome.. He continues to be a feisty tiny little guy... he was not happy when we were transferring him from his isolette to me and had to adjust his cpap.. he cried (loudly!) and lifted his head off me and almost got it turned.. that's not an easy thing to do when you are barely 2 lbs and have a ton of tubes and wires tying you to a pole...haha! He grabbed onto my necklace today and held onto it for a while.. and of course, it IS my LUCKY cross necklace.. that's just his way of telling us he is JUST fine and quit freaking out :)... the study on his intestinal surgery recovery is tomorrow.. we are hopeful that it shows it is healed and ready for feeding.. We stopped at Babies'R'Us tonight.. the first time we've done any real shopping since he was born.. we found one cute preemie sleeper with frog feet! Greg and I were discussing tonight how grateful we are to everyone for their well wishes, prayers, gas cards, gift cards, money, food, and friendship.. it's been very hard for us and we truly appreciate the support of our friends, coworkers, and family!