Luke continues to do well on the Prograf. His protein has dropped and he has not swelled in a very long time. If I did not test his urine every morning I would never know that anything was wrong with him. He is 100% except for the protein in his urine, which is still high, but not as high as it used to be. We are praying that it just continues to drop until it is gone and he is in remission.
Our summer is coming to an end. Luke, Lexi, and I were made aware of this on Monday when we went for our usual morning walk around our neighborhood and there were no kids playing outside. Everyone had gone back to school. While I am looking forward to all that the fall and winter have to offer (both kids' birthdays, the holidays....) I am nervous about the upcoming flu and cold season, and the long winter ahead of us. Luke was not sick all summer. Not one fever, cold, or stomach bug, and we travled and went to all kinds of public places. I want to say it is because he is stronger, but I have a feeling that the weather had something to do with it. We will just have to go back to washing hands like crazy, a lot of sanitizer, and staying in a little more. Obviously, as we know, things could be much worse.
Luke will most likely start preschool after Christmas if not next fall. He is 3 at the end of September, so he did not make the cut off for this fall, but I think that is a blessing because of the flu season and the meds he is on. He does go to Gymboree once a week for 45 minutes, which is so good for him, and I think just the right amount of time with the other kids.
Lexi is going for her 9 month appointment on Thursday. She is eating almost everything now, and has become very mobile just over this past week. She is currently doing an army crawl (see movie), and I'm sure will be full on crawling within a few weeks. Her and Luke get along great, and love spending their days together. She thinks he is just the greatest, and he likes to watch her and take care of her. He tells me right away if she gets a hold of something that could be dangerous to her or a toy that is not hers....wait, is that telling on her or taking care of her?? Let's just say he takes very good care of her!
Please continue to pray for Luke to be strong and continue to breeze through whatever may come next.
