Monday, January 23, 2006 at 05:48 AM EST


Sam's doing very well, and is once again scooting all over the place.

Her feeding tube is out, and her last labs were fine;
her iron was a little low, so we're giving her iron drops in her juice.

The plastic surgeon said the last scab should be gone in a couple weeks,
and she can start wearing her pressure pants then;
meanwhile, she's wearing the top part, which is like a long-sleeved onesie,
and includes gloves. She won't wear a glove on the left hand until after her tendon-release surgery, which should be sometime in the next month or so.

There's nothing new from immunology; they are going to check a couple more things, and are then thinking about putting Sam on long-term antibiotics just as a safeguard.

Sam was able to visit her friends at preschool last week,
and she really enjoyed that;
she also had a playdate w/her friend Jillian two doors down.

It was so nice to see her having fun with other children.

Other than that, she's enjoying each day, and
especially likes her daily baths!

Thanks,

Jessica