Lloyd Christmas

Eli's bangs were botched after a hair cut... So bad I didn't want to take him out in public!! With his 1 centimeter bangs and chipped tooth we called him Lloyd Christmas! I decided it would be best to buzz it and start over. Here are a few pics of the adventure. Bubbles, baby powder, Cheerios, and lots of hair everywhere got us through the adventure.

Stir crazy and more

So I'm used to running 100 miles an hour and I've pretty much been grounded at home the past two weeks. We haven't wanted to take Livi out in public places too much because she's a newborn.. But I had to take her to the doctor for a repeat hearing test so Josh and I went to lunch and ran around Asheville shopping for a while. Here are the pictures from Mellow Mushroom. The boys were with grandparents so we just had one today. Side bar.... I'm worried about Olivia's hearing now since she failed the hospital test and the retest. Her Dr is going to refer us to the audiologist for a better test. She seems to respond to noise so I don't know why she is failing her hearing screens. Pray that all is well with her little ears.

Milk drunk

I ventured out today...

With two babies and the double stroller! I met Audra at the Greenway this morning at 8:30.. Carter and Eli took their Trikes and we put Olivia and Camden in the double stroller. It went great until we had to turn around and Eli didn't want to ride anymore. I ended up carrying his trike on the way back. Luckily Olivia slept through the adventure. Then we went to Audra's and the boys played on Carter's new swing set, blew bubbles and rode the John Deere. Eli had a melt down at the end so we journeyed home for a nap and lunch. I managed to nurse Olivia while fixing Eli milk and lunch. It's getting easier by the day... Sleep helps me be human again! Last night Olivia slept from 1130 to 300 in her bassinet!! That's progress because she's been sleeping in my arms :)

Olivia's newborn pics

Katy Cook came out Thursday to photograph sweet Olivia. She did great except for the explosive massive poop she had while I was holding her NAKED! It went everywhere... The rug, dresser, floor, my hands, clothes, etc... I can't wait to see the rest of the pics... Here are a few proofs she posted on Facebook.

Isaac's getting tweeny

He has gelled his hair two mornings in a row. Josh dropped him off this morning and one of the teachers said, "the girls will get nothing done today, they will be too busy looking at Isaac". Here he is in the blue shirt on stage at a school skit today. Amber sent me the pic since I'm not there to see :( :) that was a smile and frown... Cause I'm happy to be with the little babes but miss my big babe!

I got happy with Instagram...

Eli and Olivia this morning

Carter turns 3

Carter had a birthday May 14th and turned 3. Aunt Sissy ( that's me) got him a backpack with his name on it and I filled it with things he likes. Audra says he loves it. I'm so glad they live back in town where I can watch him grow. Camden.. Aka Mr Baby, Cami, and Camico is 7 1/2 months old now! He's such a cutie pie. This is a pic of him taking a few sips of a bottle of juice. He has refused bottles.. and Audra tried every type of bottle out there.

Milk... Milk

Too much milk! Good problem though. Just pumped this off one side in four minutes while I fed Olivia off the other!

The latest update on Aunt Jane

This is her post from Caring Bridge,..

The University of Alabama Dr. Estes was extremely nice and comforting. He had read all my reports before he saw me and I really appreciated that. What a gift. Here's basically what he said, "Frequent Surveillance is needed,meaning pet scans, but no chemotherapy at this time, , because chemo would weaken the bone marrow and should I have a reoccurrence of the sarcoma the 3rd round of chemo would weaken the bone marrow so much that I would be unable to fight infection. He supports the tumor study that Dr. Schnell is getting me into.

He gave me symptoms to look for if the cancer returns which is very helpful.

I have 2 types of cancer unfortunately. The lottery ticket I pulled is pretty tricky and pretty aggressive. They are carcinosarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma. No tumor marker for these types of cancers work. We talked about experimental research studies, diet, exercise. The good news is that I'm cancer free at this time, that recoveries from both surgeries and chemotherapy have been phenomenal. Dr. Estes told me that if he had seen me on the street he would never have guessed that I've been this sick in a year because I look healthy.

So that's what I'm going for: exercising, healthy diet, volunteering, travel, I know the odds and I'm not waiting to do anything I want to for too long. I also hope to beat the odds with God's help and family and friends' prayers, and thoughtful doctors.

I'm tremendously grateful for the calls, cards, meals, prayers, everything. The smallest gesture touches my heart. Hugs are always appreciated.

Can't wait to travel, Richard is willing if I will just make up my mind where I want to go. First place is NC to see my girls' and their sweet children and their great Mama.

Of course my team of Richard and Judy went with me to Birmingham. Richard was a wonderful navigator and the hotel was right across from the university hospital. We walked to the appointment. Everthing went extremely well. Thank you God!



We are praying this cancer stays away!