Sorry for the delay in posting and for not having any beautiful pictures to share. Turns out I've met my 1 GB max in free blogger space (yes - ONE GB) that Google allows so until I export my family blog I will just not be able to post pictures! Silly Google, just give me 2 GB for free! haha
Anyway, JP met counts on Monday, September 3rd so we went in to start phase 5 - Interim Maintenance II - on Thursday, September 6th. Day 1 consisted of Vincristine, 2/3 the highest dose of Methotrexate he tolerated in phase 3 through his port and more Methotrexate into his spinal fluid with a lumbar puncture. He did great - he woke up from his LP the happiest I think he ever has, which was a delightful surprise considering he had his hardest day last time he had an LP. We mentioned that we had Goldfish crackers and that we could go see Superman and he sat straight up. Yes, not only does Primary Children's have a Spiderman statue, but we also found Superman! He is much more muscular than Spiderman so JP was a little aprehensive, but still managed a smile for the picture.
We enjoyed a neighborhood bbq on Friday night and I woke up with a sore throat on Saturday morning. Of course I did! We've been so careful not going anywhere and have basically locked ourselves up in the house for 2 months - 500 square feet the entire summer - and we figured he was acting ok and had a 900 ANC on Monday so we tried it. So far he's ok, but I'm the mom taking care of him so I think it's only a matter of time before he gets my cold. I blame it on Elsie - she's had a runny nose for a few days (and isn't cutting teeth) so she must already be sneaking out at night to hang out with the cute boys down the street. It's the only logical explanation! JP did fever up to 100.2 on Saturday but never got higher so we're keeping our fingers crossed. And I'm constantly sanitizing my hands and not breathing near him. We'll see how things go the next few days. I did take some NyQuil last night and had a really hard time waking up... and I mean a really hard time! I wasn't making sense, I couldn't think straight, and I was mostly out until 11:15 this morning. I did, however, manage to get up with Elsie at 8:00 and put her back down for her nap at 9:30 but I don't think I was awake for most of that... Not sure if I'll be doing that again!
I will work on cleaning up my blog so we can post cute pictures soon. :)
That is crazy that you have used up all your space. I post so many pictures and no one has got upset with me yet. Also, you should start wearing one of JP's masks! I think it would look good on you. Miss you and can't wait to see you in December!!!
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