Liver Labs

It's only been a month since Rowan's last blood draw, but her liver labs haven't been checked in 3 months.

We left the house at 6:30 to make it to Austin for the timed lab draw. So early for Ro nowadays, but homegirl was as happy as ever.

PJs in the car...


She didn't understand why the hat. It was a cold morning...







The labs itself were easy, One poke!

Afterwards, Ro got dressed and we headed to her appointment with the immunologist.




Overall, he was very pleased with Ro. But he nixed the idea we had for mother's day out...
Boo! We definitely want the best for Ro, but she wants to play with other kiddos so badly. His concern is that Rowan's immune system is just not ready.

We'll keep being paranoid about hand washing. I even take off her clothes after we play at a playground...

And maybe this summer or fall she can go to "school".

The Results:
Liver lab numbers look great!
Still waiting on her prograf level and immunology results... Fingers crossed she still won't need IVIG.




Watching the pigs at the youth livestock show.




She looooves these Elmo pj's. Apparently though she needed Elmo to be in her hands... This is how we found her when she woke up.


We are feeling so relieved and joyful about Rowan's progress. She is a true miracle- growing so much every day.

Some sad news: A fellow "liver mom" passed away after she became acutely ill. She leaves behind three boys 5, 3, and 1. The middle child has BA and is currently listed for a transplant. Please say a prayer for them if you can.