Tis the Season...

To celebrate! Addison had some mysterious red dots all around her mouth and chin and was black & blue. Charles and I figured she fell so we let it go. It showed up again a few days later so I called Nemours and they told me to come in to get a CBC. I did not get all worked up because I know this is just a part of our life and her platelets can fluctuate up and down with no warning or explanation. Addison did great with her finger prick, no tears, just a big smile when she got to pick a princess Aurora sticker to take home. Later that afternoon our nurse, Megan, (conveniently named) called and told us Addisons platelets were 120,000!!!!!! Last time they were checked they were 85,000. Normal for Addison's age now is 150,000! All her other counts were completely NORMAL! Not teetering on just barely normal but super normal! Needless to say we are all so excited!!!! This time last year she was just starting to turn the corner and now her bone marrow is almost completely normal. Praise the Lord!

We took the girls to meet Santa on Sunday. I was a bit nervous about Ansley meeting him because she has a case of the "I want Mommy" all the time. She did great! It helped having big sis next to her. She enjoyed watching him and Addison enjoyed telling Santa everything (I mean EVERYTHING) she wanted for Christmas. When we left Addison was not happy that Santa did not give her everything she wanted right then and there. (think Willy Wonka and "I want a Golden Egg Daddy" scene) That is pretty much how it happened. She whined that Santa didn't give her anything and she wanted her presents and she wanted them now! So we quickly walked to the car and discussed the real meaning of Christmas and then explained Christmas Eve and the reindeer. She bought it for now. Thank God! Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season. We really enjoyed decorating our new house. We finally got to get a tree taller than 5 feet! The mantel my dad and Uncle Ralph built looks beautiful with our stockings and topiaries on it! Addison & Ansley even have their own tree in their playroom. I will take some pics to show you!