CBC - 03/28/2008

Another month has passed already, if you can believe it. It snowed this morning, much to my great dismay, but we managed to drive in and spent a short time at the Museum of Science before Max's apppointment today. All three of us really enjoy it. I wish we had had more time.

Max's white count was down a bit, but Dr. Ebb is pretty sure it is just the result of a virus that he had a couple of weeks ago. He had some atypical lymphocytes, which Dr. Ebb pointed out to me, therebye freaking me out, but in hindsight, I am pretty sure he was showing them to me to show me that his body was just fighting something and that his bone marrow is working right. Poor Dr. Ebb. He spent a fairly large amount of time trying to convince me that everything is fine and there is nothing to worry about. He is right, though, I am sure. I would have given anything for results like these 6 months ago. It is funny how your "needs" change so quickly.

Max and Lauren had a lovely time at the hospital, and there was a volunteer named Lauren who played with our Lauren during Max's exam. So, she didn't have a chance to demand a full physical today. :)

Here are the numbers. We go back the first week in May. Then, if those numbers are good, we start going every two months.

WBC: 4.3
HCT: 35.2
HGB: 12.8
PLT: 166
ANC: 1510

Just because Dr. Ebb pointed them out, Atyps: 3

I don't think I had really focussed on just how good the HCT and HGB were. Those are really good numbers. :)

Max's First Book

Max decided he wanted to write a book this evening. He even knew what it would be called: The Two Lobsters. He asked Josh to get some paper, had me getting him some markers, and sat down with Josh and dictated it to him. He had Josh draw the first picture, but then, after some encouragement, illustrated the rest himself (though he did have me add a picture after the fact. Just for the record, Josh draws a much better lobster than I do.). After we were done, I bound the book for him using his hole punch (thanks, Miss Ellen) and some string. He wants to take it to school and put it in the bookcase for all the kids to read.

Here is the story.
One lobster was all alone and it had no friends to play with.
Then, one lobster scurried by. The first lobster who was all alone saw the other lobster scurry by.

(Max has requested that I include the picture that I drew, even though there is no text to go along with it. So, per his request, it is in here. I was supposed to draw a big lobster and a little one. After I drew the second one, he said "Well, that's more medium, but it is okay.")


Then, the two lobsters married and then they came together forever.