What a great day! Carter is a champ. His big brother, Ryker, came for another visit, and he was actually a little more interested today. He even gave him a present that his great grandmother bought, a giraffe blanket.

A photographer came from Pictures of Hope, an organization of volunteer professional photographers that takes free portraits of NICU patients. Lora Carr was absolutely fantastic. She took tons of photos very quickly, so as not to disturb Carter too long. She already posted a sneak peek on her blog: http://www.loracarr.com/blog/?p=1143. Fantastic. And the best part, for everyone involved, is that it got her in contact with some of the nurses who will start letting parents know about the organization. Thanks to Melissa Balthaser for letting me know about it.

We're praying for a couple of things tomorrow. That Carter's bilirubin level would start going down, so he doesn't need phototherapy. That his second drain can come out. And that we can all go home!