Saturday started out with a bang! Cutler’s WBC count was 9900 (guess that dose of neupogen did the trick!). Mason had fun playing soccer and then he and I went to the Stars game. Boy did we get our money’s worth – the Stars won in double overtime and we stayed for the whole game. It was a lot of fun to hang with Mason and see first-hand how much he enjoyed the game. I think he was disappointed there were no fights; such a boy :). My night with Cutler was relatively uneventful.
My Sunday morning, however, was very exciting…I woke to find Cutler in bed playing WITHOUT any IVs hooked up! Praise God! They now have him receiving TPN at night so he has a huge chunk of the day untethered so we hope to get him down on the mat and rolling over and perhaps even crawling?! We’ll see, no pressure. He continues to eat baby food by either spoon or pacifier, and so far will only take formula via syringe. We’ve brought some of the Dr. Brown bottles to see if that will entice him. His count today is 4400 – so it dropped but that was expected since he hasn’t had neupogen. There’s no plan to give him neupogen, blood or platelets today, and he’s taking all meds orally. He keeps this up and we’ll be home by the end of the month.
Below are a few pictures from Sunday morning…the first is his belly laugh and the second shows him in his exersaucer without any IV tubes. I’m also attaching a video from Sunday morning so you can see how happy and playful he is today.
Team Fricke 
Hey Cutler, Grandma & Grandpa, Aunt Angie, Jordan & Hunter just watched your video. You are doing awesome. Thanks for waving to us.
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How great it is to see him without his tubes and playing. What a sweet video, mom!
In our Prayers,
Hand in Hand Prayer Ministry at FellowshipChurch
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Oh, that wave is too cute! Wow, Cutler is making such great progress. Thanks for sharing this video and pictures, Melanie.
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What a doll he is waving to the camera! It is truly wonderful to see him without his tubes and able to play without the encumbrance of those tubes. Tell Cutler that Aunt Linda was waving back at him and giggling during his video.
Thank you, God, for all the progress Cutler is making.
Love,
Aunt Linda & John
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I am so glad that things are going well! Cutler, keep up the good work.
love, karin
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What a cutie. We are so happy that he is doing so well. Hey, Aaron neither one of our grandsons are waving by by yet. That’s right, Cutler is advanced. You all take care and know that our thoughts and prayers are always with you all. Love, Kim & Frank
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We’re glad things are going so well for Cutler and the family. We think of you often and rely on this source for information.
Cutler, like our recently hospitalized little guy, will soon be having fun at home and everyone will really cherish this time for him.
Sandy and Garry
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