Not Yet There

Another quick update - we went back to Dr. Joe today to check Catherine's counts. They are heading in the right direction - SLOWLY. She is still neutropenic with an ANC of 371. Her platelets have come up nicely and are in the normal range of 186,000 and her hemoglobin is 10.4. She still can't go to school which is frustrating for her. We are going to go back Monday for another check and if her ANC is above 500, Dr. Joe will let her go back to school on Tuesday (keep your fingers crossed). Regardless, her daily chemotherapy will be held until next Friday. That means she will go 16 days without chemo - the longest break since she started Maintenance. I am trying not to let it bother me and reminding myself that this is normal. Catherine is certainly enjoying the break and being able to eat before bed (she has to take the 6-MP on an empty stomach before bed everynight).
On another note, I got Catherine's first report card today. She did very well and received mostly E's (meaning she exceeds what is expected of her in Kindergarten). Dave and I are very proud of her.
Also, Aidan James Termini arrived 2 hours after my last post. He came in at a whopping 8.8 lbs and 20.5 inches (luckily for Lauren he did not surpass his big cousin Alex who was 9lbs. 10oz ). I haven't met him in person yet, but he is simply adorable in pictures. Catherine can't wait to feed him a bottle and Alex wants to know if he will wear Spider Man underwear like him. Alex also said that he can't wait to meet the Baby Jesus (they have obviously started discussing Christmas at school). I won't be taking the kids to meet him yet as they are both still coughing and we certainly don't want a brand new baby to get sick. I'll be sure to post pictures when the cousins meet.
So that is the latest scoop here - thanks for checking in!