Leah is doing great.Post-preschool suspension, she stayed home for the first semester of the school year.Fortunately, Debbie worked hard teaching her many things.Blessing.
This winter, I decided to put her in school a couple of days a week.Problem was, everything was full........except for that the Oak Park Temple had a recent and unexpected opening.So after a total God moment with a lovely lady at the bank, I enrolled Leah at Glasser Preschool.And she loves it.
Check out this note I got last week:"Leah's transition to the Gan Katan classroom as been as seamless, and dare we say perfect, as can be.  She understands and follows the rules and routine of the day without question.  She is self-sufficient and proud of her accomplishments."Amazing.Perfect.Hilarious (post-suspension)
I'm also very excited because both kids will be going to First United Preschool next year.... arguably the best preschool in our area.  Thank you, Jesus!
Health-wise, Leah is well but we aren't yet to undetectable.This is not what I expected, honestly, but all is well.In short, she was not going undetectable on the old meds, so we took her off to check resistance.(She couldn't stay on because her viral load was too low (160) to check resistance)We expected Leah's viral load to go up when she went off ARVs.What we didn't expect was for it to go up . . . to the millions.Well into the millionS. Oh.my.word.She even freaked out our doctor.After checking her blood again to make sure it wasn't a mistake (not a mistake) Leah started new medicine.Since September, her viral load has been going down.  I'm praying that in February when we test, she is (finally) under 50 and undetectable.  Lord, please.  It's the healthiest place for her immune system.That will be a day of celebration for sure!
As I was praying for Leah at the retreat, God gave me a verse for her too.Leah was without a mama for two years. That's a long time in a wee-one's life!Sometimes, I see this working itself out in Leah's sassiness, in her grouchiness, and in our family.Things have gotten SO much better in the last two months or so.(Another reason I'm blessed to be home)She is much less angry and defensive, and tries to control her environment a lot less.Even still, as I prayed for her, God gave me the word "Freedom."I pray that Leah will be free from the hard stuff she experienced the first few years of life.Now.Miraculously.Lord, let it be.
Leah's verse, for 2012:"Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom."2 Corinthians 3:17b
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