Quick Update on Counts

So today we all went up to Guilford (me, Catherine and Alex). Her counts are still low, but the lab technicians at Dr. Joe's office do a more detailed differential of the CBC (complete blood count) so that you get a better idea of where her numbers are going. SO...
Her WBC is 1,400 (up from 600 on Saturday) and her ANC is a whopping 182 (they didn't even bother to do ANCs in the hospital because it was so low). But her monocyte number is high (monocytes are baby neutrophils);
Her platelets are 125,000 up from 89,000 on Sunday. That's great and they see large platelets in her system which show that her bone marrow is producing platelets;
Her hemoglobin in 9.8 up from 8 on Sunday. That's a huge jump as the red blood cells are usually the last to recover. Her retic count (a measurement of baby red blood cells) is 8.3% which is a great number.

I don't think I have ever posted what normal numbers for healthy people are so as a reference to see how yucky her numbers are:
WBC range 5,000-10,000
ANC range 3,000 and up
Platelets range: 150,000-450,000
Hemoglobin range: 12.0-15.0

We go back Friday for another check. Hopefully all these baby cells mature in the next few days. Catherine misses school and can't wait to get back. Her energy level is great though and she and Alex played outside (where germs can't live) with our neighbor on the swings and trampoline and sweeping up leaves.
I had hoped to add that Catherine and Alex had a new cousin today as Lauren's water broke last night, but labor is going slowly and I think she only just started pushing. They are excited to know that they will definitely have a new cousin when they wake up tomorrow!