Oliver update #1

We got the results from his chromosome test today - there is NO EVIDENCE OF A GENETIC SYNDROME!!!!!  He has a complete set of chromosomes with no obvious duplication or errors!

*** EDIT: a day later, after talking with another NICU doctor, we understand better that the chromosome test that was completed for Oliver was a very basic test that looked for "obvious" and common syndromes, such as duplicated or missing genes.  It could be that he still has a syndrome, but it would be one that is less common and more difficult to see, such as a genetic "spelling error" in a particular location on a particular gene.  We will keep watching as he develops and if/when other symptoms of a particular syndrome appear, then we can go back and look at his chromosomes in much more detail at particular locations.  So, the results from this first test are still very much worth celebrating, but we will still be carefully watching his development and continuing in prayer.

We'll still be working through all of his congential "defects" (I hate using the word "defects" about our perfect little Oliver, so I think I will call them "uniquenesses" instead, at least until I find a better phrase!)  We'll still be working through all of his congenital uniquenesses, but it won't be with the label or expectation of a particular syndrome hanging over it all, at least for now.  We praise God that so far his little body has been funcitoning ok!