Saturday, December 25, 2010

2nd Round Catch Up...

I know there will be ups and downs on this path, but it has been so wonderful to have a few more ups lately, for a while it seemed to be mostly spiralling down.  He tolerated this round so much better, and seemed a bit more like his old self.  We are home for Christmas, and very thankful of this, we know it could have easily been another hospital holiday.  I think this Christmas will be as perfect as it can be this year, we have much to be grateful for today all things considered, at least in this moment.

Pics from our last hospital stay...
 H feeds C (sort of, he still doesn't get the bottle concept, we're trying sippys now)...  :)
 MUCH more playful this round...
 Casey has a little lamb...
 He loves it so, rarely found far from his little hands...
 We even had floor play, these moments made me so proud and happy, I've been missing watching my boy enjoy playing and wanting to be mobile...
 C's reflection...
 A lovely blankie made for C by a local church...  He seems to like it.  :)
 Santa visits the hospital too, C tried to nab the elf's toy...

 C lovingly wipes his sheep, have I been supplanted?  :)...

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Snow!

We had some snow today, H loved it.  Aunties are in town after grands went home through the weekend, new play mates for H, she is really pleased with all the attention.  We are back in the hospital tomorrow for chemo, so caringbridge will be updated again, until then a few more pix posted here...

Our Christmas tree from outside...
 H playing in the snow...



 Finger paints...
Fun with grandpa...

 Wearing Auntie D's boots...
Look ma, I can work this with my feet!  :)

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Long time no see...

A few pics from the last month to catch up...

C being adorable, getting a sponge bath during his first big chemo, I was wiping him so he found a wipe and began to gently wipe mommy in return...  :)

C's first time initiating a game of peek-a-boo, I was happy to see him so playful...  :)



C's chemo Christmas tree, as we called it, they wear protective gear just handling this stuff, it is a lot for such a little boy...

C and Daddy...

A good day, up on all fours again!

When C gets chemo, we have to wear gloves to protect ourselves when we change his diapers...

Grandma and C at the hospital...



This is probably a pretty good representation of me at the hospital when C is having a bad day, unfortunately these days there are more bad than good it seems, I guess it just makes us appreciate the good even more...

He still has a hunky smile in my opinion...

Cuddling in a new favorite blankie last week, one of several kind gifts C has received...

H has really been enjoying having the grands around, I'm so thankful for their help with everything from childcare to hanging closet doors (finally)!  :)

Monday, November 29, 2010

Unexpected Visitations

B here.

I can't say enough how appreciative of all of the kindness we've been shown, we've gotten meals dropped off (at least three plates of thanksgiving meals, none of which H showed much interest in, but I put a hurting on them).  H has been able to spend afternoons with friends, which allows me to continue working, cards, prayers, positive energy, well wishes, and a couple of monetary donations as well.  We're immensely thankful for everyone's kindness.

C (and by extension J) seem to be stuck in the hospital for some undisclosed period, we first thought they'd be coming home on Friday, then Saturday, then by Sunday we figured they'd be there through Monday's chemo session, now we're hoping for Wednesday if we're lucky.  At least they're in a location where they can take care of C if he has difficulty, but I/we miss having C and J here.

Grandma and Grandpa braved holiday traffic and came down after thanksgiving for a week to week + 0.5 stay.  Unexpected and quite nice, as that reduces some of the burden on J and me, plus H gets new play toys, err I mean care providers.

We've taken some pics while C and J are in the pen, but the camera is stuck there as well.  Luckily Grandma brought her camera with her, so I've liberated a couple of pics from their trip to the hospital today.  It was also an extra special visit since it was the first time C got to meet his Gandpa (may there be many more).

I'll leave you with a selection of pics:

Apparently teeth don't stop for chemo

We're extremely happy to see C enjoying some toys again

Mommy gets some cuddle time

 H was trying hard to blow up the "balloon"

 Hey, how did Grandma get her to stay still and smile?

 At first C gave grandpa some serious inspection

 
C made him work for it

 But eventually C gave Grandpa the stamp of approval.

 Dr H getting suited up

 H exhibiting some excellent chair side manners

And H striking a pose, she made Grandma work for this one

- b out

Friday, November 19, 2010

H's Letters...

JD and family helped us out with H today on short notice while we were at the clinic with C, I don't know what we'd have done without all of the support we've received with H lately.

Here is a picture of H and E playing in the leaves, H reminded E that she should be "crunching" the leaves.  E has grown so fast, she is amazing, not even a year and walking like a pro!


H has been doing great with drawing her letters lately too, she can do A's, O's, C's (I think she started with C's...), and now T's and H's!  Here she is demonstrating some of her fabulous H's today...  Maybe soon she'll be able to write her name!  ;)