Christmas Eve Eve

Two days to Christmas!

So far, this has been a hard round of chemo on the little guy, but in a few days, he should be at his lowest, and then the uphill climb. He is also cutting his top teeth which makes everything seem bad.

Rob has been home since Friday, and won't have to go back until the new year, so that has been fun and a blessing. It has made the hard round of chemo a little easier on me since I have an extra pair of hands (and arms).

I hope you are all having a wonderful holiday with family and friends.

-Kim

December 18, 2007

There's only one round of chemo to go!!

We were able to get David's 5th round of chemo yesterday. As usual, he did very well. He laughed, talked, and even slept for a little bit. The chemo room was extrodinarily busy, but we were still given a private room so that Rob could be there to help me with our active little guy. It was a relief to be able to get it after our little illness from last week.

Next month will be a full one with hearing tests, Exams, and our last round of chemo. As it stands, we are scheduled for the Exam and chemo on January 14th. Hopefully, we will be well enough to get it on schedule this time.

Today, Rob and I met at Isaac's preschool to watch him perform as the "Royal Decree" in his class' Christmas play. He did a very very good job. Hannah was at school in her pajamas since it was pajama day. It's a fun time of the year!

I doubt with all the busyness of Christmas that I will get to update again soon. Hannah's last day of school is Thursday, so I will have all three kids home. Rob will have all of next week off from work, so that will be a great family time for us.

We hope that your Christmas will be merry! God bless you all.

-Kim

December 10, 2007

We took David over to Duke today in hopes that he would be able to get his 5th round of chemo, but no dice. He is doing much better than he was on Thursday and Friday, but his counts are still neutrapenic, so we will have to delay until his counts are higher.

He woke up on Saturday morning feverless, and has been that way since. We were so grateful for this since his fever on Friday was pretty high. He still has a bit of wheezing and a pretty nasty cough, but it seems like he is on the mend.

The plan for now is to get his counts on Thursday, and see if he is healthy enough to get chemo on Friday. Otherwise, we will take him back on Monday and hope for the best.

I am a little disappointed. I was hoping to get his chemo today so that the end would be sooner, but I am grateful that the doctors are being cautious.

In other news, David is now crawling and sitting up on his own. He is very inquisitive, and keeps me busy trying to keep him out of places that he shouldn't be. But, he seems to be happy with his new tricks

Thanks for all your prayers. I feel like this battle with RSV has been much milder than it could have been, and we attribute that to the prayers of God's people and His abundant grace.

-Kim

December 7, 2007

David is very very sick. Last night he began a fever and was coughing and wheezing a lot. I took him to the pediatrician this morning, and we found that he has RSV. We aren't going to have to admit him at this point, but we have to watch him pretty closely since his worst day will be either Sunday or Monday (if the illness takes its normal course).

So....we have a very sick baby on our hands. RSV is a pretty serious illness, so we will have to be diligent.

I am still unsure whether or not he will be able to get his next round of chemo as planned, but I will find that out just as soon as possible.

For more info on RSV, check these links.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/respiratory/rsvfeat.htm
http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/298_9546.asp