Day 22

Today was another relatively simply treatment day. We arrived at clinic, did JP's vitals and got to our room. He was not amused. There they drew labs and sent us to the infusion area for his chemotherapy. This process took about 2 hours, which is relatively fast compared to other days.

The big news this week is that JP has gained 3 pounds since last Friday. He is getting so round - we're worried he might need a diuretic to help him get rid of some of that water! He is constantly eating mac & cheese and rolls. I bought a box of Easy Mac from Costco last Friday and had to go buy 2 more boxes today - the kid is eating two to four of those things a day! I didn't realize when I was buying Easy Mac in bulk I was supposed to buy it in bulk quantities of the bulk box haha!

We noticed the other day he started getting red dots on his chest. I saw 3 on Tuesday and today there are 20 or 30. They say if they aren't bothering him and not coming to the surface like hives, we shouldn't worry about them. It sure is strange. He has also started sweating a lot. Whenever he sleeps he wakes up drenched in sweat. His shirt is usually soaked through from his shoulders to his chest and his pillow has a huge circle of sweat. It's pretty gross but the doctors say it's a normal side effect of the steroids. Oh, how we can't wait to be done with these awful steroids!

I love that JP is at that age where if you tell him not to do something, he does it. This is extremely helpful when I want him to smile for pictures. All I have to say is, "Don't you dare smile at the camera!" and I get the cheesiest smile. Love him!

In other news, Elsie is 11 weeks old and JP is giving her chubs a run for their money!