1/4 the way done!!

Treatment #3 down with 9 more to go! This treatment made Joel his sickest so far and has really kept him in bed a lot. They gave him some anti-nausea medicine before and during his treatment which may have contributed to more nausea this time. When I read the side effects (once we were home)they were: nausea, vomiting, loopiness and exhaustion. REALLY, I thought......and this is supposed to help him. He is starting to feel better today and since it has finally stopped raining we are going to try and go for a walk later on. He's found that if he gets outside in the evenings he sleeps better and therefore has better days.

J.J. is 100% back to normal and doing great. We just started Jace in swimming lessons and J.J. asked why he couldn't go. Earlier in the year when I asked him he said he didn't want to swim anymore, so I just dropped it. Maybe in a couple of weeks when he has a little less "sensitivity" on his side we'll start him up again.

Jace is growing to be more and more like J.J. in every way possible. He is outgoing, loud, funny and never meets a stranger. He did awesome in his first swimming lesson and wasn't scared of anything. I think he'll be swimming on his own by the end of summer...:)


We continue to get support from all angles and couldn't be more appreciative. As hard and crazy as this all has been, it's been a huge relief to know the support behind us - God bless all of you!!

Recent pictures

joel and I headed out for some time alone
starting to play again
our Easter cake
1st weekend home from hospital

Happy Easter!

Thank you Jesus for dying on the cross so we may spend eternity with you!

I can't begin to imagine how hard it was for God to send his only son to the cross to die....... It has been an emotional roller coaster for me as I've dealt with J.J.'s tumor and yet he's still alive and with me today. Thank you God for all your mercy and giving me the strength to keep my faith in you.

2 down - 10 to go. Joel had his second round of chemo this past Wednesday and is finally starting to feel better and a lot less tired. It was definitely more tiring and sick feeling this time than before, but all together way better than some have it :)

J.J.'s follow-up with his surgeon went well and his incisions are healing quickly. We aren't allowed to pick him up under his arms for 6 more weeks and sometimes he has to scream for us to remember. I'm sure you're wondering why would we need to pick up an almost 4yr old, well you'd be surprised. Anyways, all in all he's back to being our sweet, crazy, energetic, monkey.

We had a wonderful day hunting for eggs, finding kisses everywhere and playing with the boys new bucket o' soldiers the Easter bunny left......... Gotta head outside with the kids to burn off more energy before bedtime - love and miss you all!!