Our lives, especially our emotions, have been driven by lab results for so long. While blood draw days were usually filled with apprehension, once the report was presented, and the results assimilated, there was a period of acceptance and hope that something would change before the next test.
Blood tests don't really have that power over us any more. Their relative stability and upward trend have provided a sense of confidence and calm. Yesterday's results were no different. All normal, with hemoglobin getting ever more close at 11.6. For the first time we looked at a chart that is part of most "normal" pediatric appointments - where the child falls on a height and weight distribution. Here too Annie is starting below the curve but, with two pounds added since the last appointment, she's making progress.
Like with the growth chart, approaching normal just means replacing our unusual challenges with more normal ones. However a silver lining is that we are just so happy to have those challenges.
Next blood draw/blog post now moved out to a month!
