Two Binkies

Better Days

Jordan is doing well. He is finally sleeping a little better. What a relief! And, as usual has lots of energy. He is as silly as ever. He thinks it is very funny to have 2 binkies at one time, sneak up on people, wap you on the head, lay on the cat, have yelling contests with his brothers, smear Oreo cookies in his hair, and dance and sing. It is so good to have him feeling well.

The nightmares of chicken pox and rotovirus chasing me around are fading. We can't wait for Hawaii. Please pray for health.

The Chicken Pox is Back

Fortunately it is not Jordan. Sitara must not of really had it the first time but now she does. That means Jordan gets to do his whole preventative treatment thing again and I get to worry for the next month about him getting it. I am very tempted to write a long list of swear words, but will refrain. Please, please pray again for his protection.

Sad, Sentimental and Sweet

Chicken Pox, Rotavirus, end of school activities, the approaching wedding, long hours at the hospital and little sleep have made me very weepy this week. It seems the littlest thing can make me cry. Here are some of the sad, sentimental, and sweet moments of the week bringing me to tears...

The mean lady in the Children's parking lot yelling at me for not being able to repark her Miata in the spot next to mine because I pulled in too soon. Can you believe some people?

The singing chaplain coming to cheer up Jordan and I with Jordan's favorite song "Bubble, Bubble, Bubble." He had been hysterical and tired and finally settled down and smiled.

The Peeples family at Tate and Luke's school who very recently lost their mom to cancer sending us a meal.

Seeing my old friend Shannon's sweet beautiful 5 week old baby at my sister's wedding shower after all day in the hospital with sick children.

Seeing a family at the hospital back after their 4 year old's treatment was over and is now again starting as her cancer has returned.

Describing to Tate and Luke the details of a wedding processional and imagining Julie walking down the aisle.

Getting to talk by webcam and an online service to our dear friends the Andersons in Uganda for an hour while in the hospital. We miss them so much!

Anyways, if anyone has been following my crazy countdown system, you will realize that today is the first day of the Beginning of the End. The rotavirus and abdominal cramping seem to be on the way out and we are hoping some decent sleep is around the corner.


For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. Psalm 91:11-12

19 Days

We are done with the chicken pox, so that is good. Jordan could still potentially get it, but I don't think he is going to if he hasn't by now. They discovered that the current reason for the stomach cramping is that he has rotavirus again (nasty stomach flu). The same thing that got him in the hospital for 4 days in March, but it is not as bad. He is still waking up a lot, but I am hoping we are getting to the end of it. He has his all-day chemo on Friday. 19 more days till Hawaii. I can hardly wait.