Hello everyone.  Well I have lots of updates for you.  First Alexis is doing very well, she is feeling much better and I think she is defiantly growing at an extraordinary rate.  She actually is thinning out and a lot of the puffiness is gone.  We are still trying to get her medications worked out.  It seems her potassium is always high.  I'm sure the doctors will work it out.  Her new Kidney is doing well and we are looking forward to heading home to Alaska on the 30/31 of this month.  It all depends on a biopsy that will be taken the week of the 24th.  If the biopsy turns out well we will be able to go.  Yahoo!!!!!

One really great thing is Alexis has started a program called Rehab without walls.  This is a program in which Occupational, Speech and Physical therapists come to the Hotel and work with Alexis.  It has been very exciting due to the fact that the physical therapist Hunter has given us a walking contraption that straps Alexis into the right position and enables her to walk without our help.  She took to it immediately and now we are having a hoot of time taking Alexis outside and down to the Lobby for walks around the Hotel.  You can already see the confidence and independence beaming from her little face.  She goes so fast; I'm hoping that this leads to her gaining strength in her little legs so that she can walk soon.  The therapists are hoping to get Alexis one of these things to go home with.

Dave still hasn't seen her walk yet but he's coming late Wednesday/Thursday morning.   I haven't told Alexis yet because I want her to wake up to her Daddy.  We are heading to Campbell River for the Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend.  Auntie Lorena will be preparing a giant dinner for the family.  We can't wait to spend a holiday as family.

Jake is growing exponentially.  I think he's the size of two year old.  He is starting to talk.  He says and excellent Helwo whenever anyone walks in the door.  Talk about a handful.  Jake is all over the place.  He loves trucks and cars so much that we could occupy him for hours outside looking at the street

Well that's about it for now.  I am going to attempt to down load some pictures to this site.  Wish me luck!!!

Love ,

Mama