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               Teething is exhausting for mommy, daddy and Noah!!

January

Busy and hectic week..Noah is 10 weeks and such a sweet baby! Very good natured and happy, always laughing and smiling..wants to talk..he fits right in! LOL





Danny had 10th treatment this week (2 left). Had an allergic reaction to one of the drugs..after something to counteract it...he's doing good. The "symptoms" of the chemo has lasted a little longer this time. But, as always I'm amazed at how well and with such grace (is that the word I'm looking for?) he handles everything.

Started working out this week...yay me. Really need it..physically and mentally :-)
Have a great week everyone!!

Noah

Did anyone else roll over this morning and find a wet diaper between the sheets that somehow didn't get thrown away in the middle of the night, a leaky bottle and a wet outfit? No? Just me then.

The only time Noah even gets remotely fussy is about 9 or 10 at night..just when I want to go to bed and watch Modern Family on dvd...it's like he knows! After that he does great and actually sleeps through the night.

Today he figured out if he kicks his feet the bouncy seat moves. He especially likes an orange monkey in his sisters room. Loves books very much. His favorite right now seems to be The Hungry Caterpillar..(certain pages of it), Dream Snow, and The Best Mouse Cookie.




Today it is snowing hard and the kids (not Noah;-) are out playing in it. I think I'll bake. Have a to do list for January..so far only gotten a couple things done on it. I'd really just rather redesign all the kids rooms...paint, fabrics...ohhh, maybe that's what I'll do today.

A very thankful Thanksgiving.

I've been waiting for this moment of brilliance to write and update. Waiting for a moment that I'm not sleep deprived and utterly exhausted.. since this appears to not be anytime soon. I'll just update everyone hoping it makes sense...hard to do on little to no sleep. Don't bother fixing my grammar and spelling for this post..as I do not have time to answer the email or fix it. I have thank you cards that have not been sent out, (much less written..thinking about it though..does that count? Emails that have not been returned and facebook messages that I've scarcely had time to look at.) And the phone keeps blinking at me.

After only a few days of baby being here, Danny had pain with his lungs..a eccocardio gram and chest CT was ordered by Dr. They showed GREAT news! His heart looks great, and CT shows cancer all but gone!! Which means treatment is working!! Thank God! It does mean though that the treatment should continue. 6 more to go... His platelets were low last week...so treatment was delayed 'til next week..also has to do with holidays too...

Happy Thanksgiving, yes, indeed a very happy Thanksgiving. We have very much to be thankful for. Too many to put on this post I'm sure. Very thankful that Danny is healing, thankful that Noah is here, thankful for Derek and MacKenzie, and thankful my mom is staying with us to help.




Got out the Christmas decorations today. Looks lovely. Very excited to bake and makes things with the kids. Not going to be much in way of material gifts..but, it will be most special indeed!

Light!

This is a quick post..never been so busy!!



Noah Reed was born on November 10, at 1:03 in the morning!! He is so amazing!
7 pounds. We were at the hospital for 22 hours..nurses and midwife were so great and so very kind. We wanted it just to be us and kinda of quite event and they were so accommodating. They also let us leave early..due to everything else going on..
Noah is very laid back and VERY alert...truly a blessing...I just don't have words for what we feel right now..I feel like he is the light at the end of our tunnel..does that make any sense? Danny is just smitten and the kids are in awe. I am in love.



I'll put some picture up..maybe that'll say it better. I'll write more later..Danny had 6th treatment today..so continued prayers please :-)

Busy

Busy week last week.. So much to do. Found a great family for one of our doggies...very hard to let him go..need to let another one go. Might need a couple days to think about that..

Had appointments this week..another shot for Danny. He's doing good, his attitude could not be better. He inspires me. A little bit of sore throat Friday night..makes us nervous..took lots of vitamin C this weekend, chicken soup and didn't go out at all. Feels fine..no sore throat. Yay.

I had baby appointment..everything fine..had the most amazing midwife. She talked to me about everything going on for a hour..(I'm sure she had better things to do) but, it meant so much to me and made me feel better.

Suppose I need to write on my blog when I'm not in a hurry...but, so hard to focus on much of anything lately...so I just write as fast as I can...yes, I'm sure you're surprised.

Listening to MacKenzie playing last night and this morning..with her Littlest Pets..about one of them being pregnant..no money..food..and taking care of Daddy so he doesn't catch a cold...ummmmm...think I'll keep an eye on this.. LOL. The kids are doing good though. We always talk about everything so they ask questions whenever they want or think of them.

Very thankful this week for Danny and the kids..for baby on the way..SOON..for the amazing pumpkin, chocolate pancakes Danny made Sunday morning. Thankful that Danny is feeling good and didn't get a cold. Thankful everytime..(which is often) that the kids laugh. For their good attitudes and hearts.

Thank you again for your continued prayers and messages through email and fb. :-)

Third treatment

Ahhh, beginning to not care for Thursdays. Danny had third treatment this morning...roughest one..the iv was driving him crazy, room was cold..just some "little" things...they add up when your stress level is so high. The nurses are great..same ones every time and we like them very much. We had an appointment with the nutritionist this morning when we first got there...she is really great, except for we kinda already have more knowledge than most on foods..she was impressed! LOL

Doing ok now, just relaxing after a nice lunch here. Hoping he feels good this weekend.

I've had a somewhat of a rough week..perhaps just pregnancy hormones, or the sheer amount of stress..? When everything piles up..bills, major money issues, sickness...when it is all at once..it is so hard to see through it, to see the "light" at the end of the tunnel. What do you do when things seem to be getting more stressful rather than letting up?? What do you do when you think maybe God is not currently listening to you.. Am I not learning something I am supposed to? Is He waiting for me to do something? Is he is waiting to answer? I have no doubt that at anytime God could change things...job situation, cancer healed, money issues easing up...but, it's questions like what if He doesn't answer, or how long? It's best if those questions are pushed to the back of your thoughts..but, sometimes they are too much.

Weekend is here!

Weekend is here! Danny had another shot yesterday...hoping he doesn't get awful sore like last time, the shot is to boost white blood cells. Which weren't bad at all...they just want to keep them up so he can stay on his treatment schedule. Otherwise, Danny is doing good this week...yayyyy!! Very thankful!

Home game this weekend (football), women's soccer game, chili, great friend coming home from working out of the country...perhaps doing something in baby nursery...very excited!

Kids have been busy with tennis and homeschool. MacKenzie has started The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe and Derek is reading Little Women. :-) He likes to read the classics along with his regular reading. The are coping very well with everything, we have very open communication in our family.

We got awesome blankies and baby tub this week! (Thank you, thank you to my aunt!!) We're almost ready for him...should we have a girls name too just in case??

Happy weekend to everyone :-)

Second chemo

Yesterday was second chemo treatment. I went and got the kids halfway through...MacKenzie now knows what's going on...the basics anyway. She did very good, met the nurses and sat with Danny. She was very fascinated with the comfy chair that moves with pushing the button. Kids are great! The nurses all stopped in to meet her. Derek came, wanted to just hang out in waiting room and read. Which is totally fine with us.


Danny is feeling ok (better than last time) VERY tired though and kinda hit by a truck feeling. Going to relax this weekend, hopefully gets something done to get ready for baby. Getting closer.. And hoping to go to church this weekend.

We appreciate continued prayers...right now, along with healing for Danny and a healthy baby, I'm praying for Danny a job, (an inside job)

weekends

Sitting here Sunday afternoon...had great weekend..bought diapers!!! I know you're all thinking WOW they are soooo exciting! LOL, I thought it was very exciting to buy babies first diapers. :-)
We did that Saturday after having chocolate pancakes while listening to Derek teaching MacKenzie fractions...ahhhhh!! There are advantages in having big age differences between kids.

Went to church today, love listening to Mark (pastor) speak. MacKenzie had friends there today, so she was very excited. Derek's at movies with cousins, MacKenzie and Danny went on bike ride to the ND soccer game...I washed baby cloths in mallow baby soap...again, I KNOW you're all giddy with excitement.

(also, we've had several people ask about where we're registered for baby...we're on amazon.com and thank you for asking :-)

I'm sitting here writing, Danny's getting corn on the cob ready for our cookout, organic chicken brats, and salad. (I've been extra picky about what we're eating) And, MacKenzie's doing homeschool on the computer...ummm perhaps I should be helping! LOL

We find out later in the week about Danny........please continue to pray...as I'm praying for false alarm...

Weekend

Rented Whimpy Kid movie last night..very funny, nice to laugh. This morning, hanging out with Danny and the kids. Discussed baby names this morning over pancake breakfast..thankful to have something fun to discuss. Although, some of the names were not appreciated...no, we don't want to name the baby Quinny the Pooh...(MacKenzie's idea)

Working on the house today...leaky faucet..stuff like that. Bike ride later..gotta look at my bike breaks...desperately need a new bike..that of course will have to wait. They go to Notre Dame all the time..I usually just don't go.

Danny and I are doing good with our thoughts and attitude, while the questions of next week loom over us. Wish it was just a bad dream and I'd wake up. We'll just take it piece by piece and get through it. Please continue to pray....ALOT. Perhaps post our name on your frig...as not to forget you know. ;-) We can feel them.