Happy New Year!

Tomorrow morning we are packing up the Subaru and going to the Bay. We are seeing one of our favorite bands in San Francisco for New Year Eve, although Joaquin will not be seeing this concert with us, it's a little too late. Instead, Chris's parents are going to get a room in the same hotel as us so we will be able to go out and enjoy ourselves... together.

Things have slowly been returning to normal. Our next appointment is January 8th - it will have been a month since our last visit. The next appointment includes a xenopax infusion, which always makes me a little anxious because putting the IV in is a little stressful. After that infusion, we only have one more in February. I'm not sure what will happen as far as clinic visits because eventually we will only be going down to Palo Alto once every three months. But I don't know if that will be happening too soon - it's a possibility.

We've only had to do one or two blood draws in the last two weeks. His Prograf levels have been looking good, along with his other labs, so we have been given an extended holiday. I'm hoping that it's not a holiday and that we can move there permanently.

Joaquin continues to thrive, as you can see from the pictures. He had a nice Christmas and had fun opening the presents he received. We made a yummy Christmas morning breakfast and sat down and enjoyed each other. Later we went to Chris's sister's house for Christmas dinner where Joaquin got to play with his cousin, Aiden.

Joaquin's appetite continues to increase, too. He's always coming after me saying he wants "yum yums!" while rubbing his belly - which is actually sign language for please. His favorite snacks are date and nut balls that I make, bananas, eggs, cheese, hummus, and - well, mostly everything. He's not a picky eater at all, and I hope that we don't have to go through that. I'm just so happy and thankful that he wants to eat and is asking for food.

Other than that, things have been very mellow and somewhat boring around here. It feels good to be home and to be away from doctors. We hope that you all have had a happy holidays! We think that 2007 is going to be a good year.