Summer!

Livi's New Friend

Miss Sabrina Cole meeting Olivia for the first time.

Platelets

Are 33,000 today. No dex! I have to have them rechecked on Friday because they're creeping down slowly again, but at least there hasn't been a significant drop off.

Character Boy (aka, Mini-Joel)

I never in my life thought I'd have a child to whom I'd have to say "Okay, it's time to stop talking now". That child is Hunter. He not only talks non-stop all day long, he repeats himself over and over and over if he doesn't get an immediate (and I mean immediate) response. While I have to say that boy adds delight to my days and keeps me laughing with the things he comes up with (he just licked my face...for no reason whatsoever as I sat here typing), he also wears me out!

Joel says that he remembers as a little boy company coming over and at some point in the evening and his mom would say "Okay, time to go change your clothes". While she meant change for bed, he thought it was time to change costumes...so he could perform for the company. Hunter is this child. He is SO EXCITED about everything in life and wants you to be excited with him. He makes it hard to be in a bad or sad mood, and I love that about him.

Here are pictures of him first cracking up hilariously with "Nunkle Dam" and then asking (over and over, of course, even though Dan obliged immediately and repeatedly) for "more stories!". Hunter-Roo. I love you.

Platelet Update

I have some this week! We had my count done on Wednesday since I've been taking the Dexamethasone (which from now on will be referred to as 'Dex') on Thursday mornings. I discussed the possibility with Dr. K of leaving my count untreated and asked the likelyhood of my platelets working 'harder' than a normal person's since I tend to not have any symptoms (bleeding, bruising, petechiae). She said she was comfortable leaving them untreated at 30,000. Wednesday, they were 47,000 nearly a week after the dex. Yay! No dex this week for me which means I get to sleep. I'm so happy about that.

Olivia's BFFs...

(Sophia on the left...she loves her binki! Sabrina on the right.)

I just wanted to say a quick thank-you to all my family and friends who have been praying for my friends Aaron & Holly and their sweet twin girls Sabrina & Sophia (who were born just before 27 weeks). The girls are doing GREAT and get to go home soon! The girls have had so few problems considering how early they were and every time something looks to be creeping up, God swoops in and does another amazing miracle. The girls are adorable and I can't wait for them to be big enough to play with Livi! You can read more about their journey at www.hollycole.blogspot.com.

Do you want to jumpy-jump with me?

She leans a little when she jumps.