Sweetly Sleeping Under the Waning Moon

Little Tate's bilirubin levels are falling. Although they are dropping only incrementally at this point, the important thing is that they're going down. The measurement for bilirubin is taken in milligrams per deciliter of blood, or mg/dl. Safe levels of bilirubin are about 10 mg/dl and below. Last week, Tate's levels fluctuated between 17.3 and 20.9 mg/dl until Friday, when they went down to 16.7. We still have a ways to go, but there are encouraging signs: the whites of his eyes are beginning to turn white again near the iris, he's noticeably less jaundiced (though not entirely cleared up), and his poop has a lot of yellow in it--a good sign, indicating that his liver is now working to rid his body of the bilirubin as a waste product on its own . We're awaiting today's test results yet, and have another visit with the doctor tomorrow, at which we hope to hear that he's gained weight since Friday and that his bili levels are continuing to drop. Gotta run to the lab once more for another blood test...but isn't this kid adorable?