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Sunday, October 16, 2011 8:05pm

Today has been a good day for Morgan! Our sweet, little angel has made a baby step forward today. That step is an answer to prayer!

Morgan continues to rebound slowly from her surgery. They were able to wean her ventilator settings down today, as well as, the nitric oxide. She is tolerating it. This is very encouraging to us. These baby steps are huge leaps in Morgan's long term improvement. As we stated numerous times, Morgan has very critical lungs. She will ultimately have to grow new lung tissue to fully recover. Please continue to keep the lung health and development in your prayers!

Morgan will have a post-surgery echo cardiogram tomorrow to examine her heart and lungs. This will be the first look into her body since. We pray that everything looks as it should.

We are not sure when Morgan will begin to receive milk again. Please pray for her digestive system's development and toleration of future feedings. This system is slow to "wake up" from surgery, so we are prayerful that there will be no hiccups when feedings resume.

While the cultures continue to be negative, please continue to pray against any infections. Her little body needs her strength to develop her lungs.

Morgan is growing. She is nearing the three pound mark, as she weighed 2 pounds 12 ounces today.

Today, Morgan looked much more comfortable and relaxed. We spent several hours with her, talking to her, and encouraging her. She is a joy. When we left, she was having "tummy time" and was wrapped comfortably in her snugly. She loves to be positioned on her tummy, all while kicking her legs and moving her arms. Morgan finds a way to scoot around. Are you surpised?

Thank you for your prayers for our family!

Love,
Elizabeth and Seth McCoin