Day 13

It has almost been 13 days since Gabrielle decided to join us in this world (outside of Ashley). Each of these days has been a blessing from God for us. We are looking forward to all the blessings that God has in store for us in the days, weeks, months, and years to come.

For those who we have forgotten to tell Gabrielle has her own website with pictures on it. It is http://www.gabrielleelisabeth.com/

Today we received a letter from the State Department of Health concerning the Newborn Screening Test that the state requires by law. The Screening Test are run before the newborn is discharged from the hospital. These test are checking for metabolic/genetic disorders which can cause severe illness or mental retardation, however when identified early they can be treated.

One of the test that was run on Gabrielle returned “questionable results” and the test has to be repeated. Just because the results are questionable DOES NOT mean the Gabrielle has a disorder, it just means the test has to be run again and more testing may be required. We already had her 2 week check up scheduled for Thursday so we will have the test re-run at that time.

We are asking you to pray for Gabrielle once again because the test that returned the questionable results deals with the same genetic issues we were concerned about prior to Gabrielle being conceived. We know that this is just an initial screening and DOES NOT mean that she has this genetic issue. We had already scheduled an appointment with a Genetic Doctor for Thursday also so we could talk about testing Gabrielle for this genetic disorder so it could be confirm that she does not have it.

We would also like to ask again that until we get more information that you not share the specifics with others. If you ask others to join us in praying just ask them to pray for our family as Gabrielle continues to grow and develop.

Thank you for being our prayer warriors and friends. Know that we pray for each of you on a regular basis.

To God be the Glory,

Jeff and Ashley