Prayer request

We just received word that Jacob's newborn screening was red flagged for cystic fibrosis. If you remember, we went through all of this when Gracie was a newborn and it turned out that she was just a carrier. One gene mutation makes a carrier. You have to have two, one from each parent, to have the disease) We now know that I am a carrier, and we did have Jeff tested last year, which was negative. Yet, the test only covers the most common mutations and there are thousands of other gene CF mutations that would not show up in initial carrier testing.

All that to say, Jacob, like Gracie, will have to have what is called a sweat chloride test at a Cystic Fibrosis center to rule out any rare forms of Cystic Fibrosis. Jacob is very healthy and growing well (9 pounds at his 2 wk appt) so we are trusting that he too will just be a carrier of this gene and not have any disease! We don't know when our appointment is yet, but will keep you updated. Please pray with us that our sweet Jacob will only be a carrier!