Julie

I have just returned from a weekend trip to Trussville to visit Julie and Mike. Julie is still "great with child" and we are all anxiously awaiting the arrival of Lena. Julie has been off of bedrest for a little over a week now, but is still taking medication to slow/stop her contractions. However, she does get to stop taking this medicine on Wednesday, so we'll see... Lena is still kicking away and moving around. Julie continues to show signs of labor progression, so we are all on call. Our mom even has a suitcase packed and ready to go!

Update on Austin Pullen

Austin will be going home on Monday!!! He has been released from St. Judes but remains in the area for another day. On Friday he had surgery to place an IV access port. This port is under the skin and is accessed with a "magic needle". This type of access is much easier to maintain and lasts longer than a central line. Austin tolerated the procedure pretty well and was very happy to no longer have any IVs in his hands or feet!