T+120 & An Evening at the Zoo

We started the day off at Clinic and Torie's labs are looking pretty good. Her hemoglobin came up to 9.9, electrolytes are good, her magnesium is stable and Creatnine is normal. Her BUN is rising - up to 35 - but it could be from steroids. Her blood pressure is good on her 3 different medicines. The protien in her urine is down from 300 to 10, and Protein to Creatnine ratio is still high at 1.97, but two weeks ago it was 39, and last week it was 43. We'll take 1.97! Her weight was back up to 14.1 kg, and Wednesday is was 13.6. She doesn't seem to be puffy. I think it's food. She is eating everything in sight! Mornings have been rough ever since chemo, but the last few days she's wanting to eat when she gets up. This morning she had 16 ounces of milk before we got to Clinic. Jerry the Dietician recommended changing her tube feeding to just over night, and maybe she'll be done with that by the beginning of next week. We will see Dr. Orchard Monday. I'm not making plans to go home until I see the Minnesota state line in my rearview mirror!
This evening was DreamNight at the Minnesota Zoo. It's a private event for kids with special healthcare needs and their families. They provided admission and dinner, and RMH had a bus for all of us to go. It was really nice, and the Zoo closed to the public at 6:00, so there weren't many people there from 6 to 8 when we left. We had a great time!

When Torie was still in the hospital during transplant, our friend Shirley sent her an American Girls doll catalogue. Torie really liked looking at the baby dolls -Bitty Babies. Since there is an American Girl store at Mall of America, I told her I would get her a Bitty Baby when she got out of the hospital. When Shaun was here right before Torie's birthday, we went to MOA. She saw the store and said "Torie out of hospital. Mama get Torie a baby." And of course I did. The Easter Bunny (AKA the Mama-Great Bunny) brought matching outfits for Torie and Bitty. We think they are pretty cute!

Torie and Bitty are ready for bed in their matching "wammies"! Good night to everyone from all of us!