Chemo Week Over

Thanks to everyone that prayed for my son, Joey. He finished his chemo yesterday and is really tired but says he doesn't feel too bad. He hasn't been able to eat much and has nausea from the chemo, but still says he is ok and glad this week is over. We are all glad he has finished another round and only has one more to go. Please continue to pray for him and that his tumor will shrink or remain stable. 

Had to post this of Bella - she is such a smiley little girl - and such a blessing to our family. 

End of Summer Baking

With summer just about over and my guilt over not doing enough, I let the kids spend the day baking and making a mess in the kitchen. Tess made her first batch of cookies all by herself. Caroline did stand there and watch and coach, but Tess did everything herself and was so proud when they were done. She absolutely loves to bake. She asks just about every single day if she can make something. 

They made two kinds of cookies, a crumb cake and a pumpkin pie. After Andrew had mixed all the spices together for the pie he brought it to me to smell and the first thing that went through my head was - Christmas. It smelled just like Christmas. Delicious. 

Bethany spent just about all of her day in her room sewing a doll from a sock. She never even came down to bake. She has talked about making a doll for weeks and yesterday I took her to get some needles and thread and buttons for eyes. So, today was her sewing day, I guess. 

Piper watches most of the time. She doesn't really help or seem to mind that she only watches. She has trouble doing many of the things that Tess has learned to do so quickly. We are taking her to see a developmental pediatrician this fall.

One thing for sure - she is a happy girl just about all the time.  

MRI Results

Joey and Shannon got the results of the MRI and the tumor is stable. No change. No change is good, though we would love it to shrink some. Thanks so much to everyone for their prayers. They did his blood work the same day and all is well there, too. So, he starts back on chemo on Monday. His numbers actually looked good - not just ok. Now we can relax some until the next time -- October.