Wonderful baby girl

Claire had blood drawn today. She did better with this draw than she has on any to date. Maybe it's because this is the longest she's gone between pokes? It's been two weeks to the day. Maybe it's because she's just used to it? I don't know why, but I'm grateful for it. She smiled while they warmed up her arm and hand with the warmer. She smiled when they put the tourniquet on. She only cried right when the needle went in - she stopped crying immediately after it went in. She smiled at the phlebotomist and her helper while they were filling the vials from her arm. She even smiled while they took out the needle. She is such a trooper.

Even though Dr. Bhatt wrote the blood draw series order as "routine", the Midland lab is entering them as "stat". So the results were to have been faxed to Ann Arbor by noon. I'm planning to call the GI office at 4pm to ask about the results. Aren't I waiting so patiently? The Momma Bear in me wanted to call at 12:01pm. :) I'm hoping that even if Dr. Bhatt hasn't read them, the nurse will give me Claire's numbers. Pray for low low low bili levels and lowering enzymes. If all is good, we go for another draw in three weeks. If all isn't so good, we go back in two. I like Kathy (our personal phlebotomist) and all, but I'd like to see her less often.

I'll update as soon as I have news to share.

Deanna