So it's been a long day. It's 11 PM; I just got off a conference call for work; and Kalee and the kids are in bed.
Today's chemo seemed to go well. Kalee and Molly arrived at the hospital about 10 AM and were there until 3 PM. Molly seemed well the whole time, and was enjoying bouncing and kicking on daddy's lap.
Last Wednesday, Molly had a
port surgically implanted. With that she won't have to have an i-v line placed in a vein every time, but she still is "stuck" with needle to connect the port with the i-v lines. It seems to bother her a lot less than a regular i-v, but that may be because her arm had to be taped down to a splint to make sure she wouldn't accidentally pull the i-v line out of her arm.
In the next couple of days, nausea is common, and on Mondays & Tuesdays, Molly has to take an antibiotic to protect against a type of pneumonia, which isn't great for her stomach either. So between those two, it's no wonder that she had a pretty good spit-up this evening.
We're getting a little anxious about next months visit to the doctors in Philadelphia. We'll see the ophthalmologist again, and have a better idea about Molly's progress. One thing we've noticed is that she has a blink reflex when things come close to her face. That's something that wasn't happening just 4 weeks ago. It may be related to her age, as this type of reflex increases with growth/development or it may be a sign of progress. I really don't know.
Thanks everyone for all your prayers. Hopefully Molly will rebound a little quicker than last time (we think she caught a stomach flu just after her previous chemo treatment). And already it's nicer being home, instead of on the road.
Here is Marcus painting his birdhouse for the 3rd time, at least. He loves to paint and it could have only been better if it came assembled! That was a bit of work for this mama! As you can see, painting the bird house also means Marcus gets covered in paint. This time it was red and it looked like he was covered in blood. This is his educational activity for the day (just kidding), which is why, some of you may recognize, he is wearing his Funk University t shirt. Thanks Uncle Jack!
Say cheese!
Some times you just gotta. You'll get wet but that's what it's all about. Eyes open or closed, doesn't matter, it won't change whether the the float will move away. What matters is what you do when you hit the water.
So we named this guy Seymour. Maybe it should have been Audry, but I'm not that big of a movie geek. Anyway, Kalee received this plant from her cousin Liz. I think it looks like the man eating plant from Little Shop of Horrors. Judge for yourself.
It's flora and fauna day here at the show. Marcus and I were outside (duh) and he wanted me to make sure I took a picture of the bee. He had a hard time seeing the dragon fly, so I took a picture of it too to show to him.
EDIT: An update, Seymour is an Epiphyllum oxypetalum. It is a type of cactus, native to Central America. The link above is to Wikipedia, and has some other cool links including a time-lapse video of one blooming. From the looks of it the pictures we have here are probably just before or just after blooming.
