Music to my ears...smiles in my heart!

I was giving Addison a bath Thursday night. Charles was out of town for a business meeting in Jacksonville. Addison was busy blowing bubbles in her bath (normal nightly routine) when she suddenly stopped, looked me in the eyes and said "I love you, Mama". Then she quickly continued her bubble blowing fun.

This was the first time she has ever said it without being prompted or asked. I thought my heart was going to explode with fullness! This was one of Addison's most exciting "firsts" for me (her first smile/giggles were pretty awesome too). I look forward to the many many more heart swelling "firsts" our future holds with our girls.

On a CBC note, our hematologist office called and said their machine was on the outs on Wednesday. I was worried about Addison's hemoglobin dropping more before the weekend so they told me to go to our pediatrician's office to get a CBC done on Friday. Addison has been sleeping about 11.5 to 12 hours straight at night and taking a 2 hour nap everyday...as we all know Addison has NEVER been a napper! This is very very very unusual so me being the worry wart mother I had her blood re-drawn! Not to mention she says "Addy very tired" multiple times a day.

To my great surprise the numbers were drastically different than Monday's. They were what I was hoping to see on Monday.

WBC 5.6 (this is in normal limits for her age...low BUT normal!)
HGB 12.9 (super duper normal limits!)
Platelets 46 (um....highest they have been in months)
Neutraphils 2000 (normal again!)

I realize this is a different machine so there is some variance but these numbers are still MUCH better than Monday's. Charles and I remain guarded with our emotions and try very hard not to get too excited because as all of my blog followers know....this is such a horrible emotional roller coaster we never know what next week will hold for our darling daughter. With that said, I can attest to the fact that those numbers did allow me to sleep a little better and relax a little more over the weekend so that I am extremely thankful for! I guess I can contribute her great sleeping and appetite to a growth spurt?!