Other than Hudson sleeping more than usual, we are just the same as we were before December 10.
It's not like our life has come crashing down on us. It's not even like I think about it all the time. It's just a part of our new lifestyle. We check his Broviac when we change his diaper to make sure the dressing is still properly attached. I flush his Broviac once a day with Heparin, and I wipe him down with Chlorhexidine before putting him into his jammies each night.
This may seem like it's not normal at all, but after just two short weeks, it's just our new normal. No biggie.
We still play, laugh, share AdvoCare, talk with friends, watch movies, celebrate little things here and there that the boys do each day, and go to work. We still do everything we used to, it's just got a few more steps to it than normal. Hudson is so happy, and is getting close to rolling over back to belly. He loves looking at his big brother and staring at the fireplace. He loves when we talk to him, and especially when we read to him. He's loving being a thumb sucker and I secretly love it, too.
When I look at the big picture, we're going to be okay, and we are okay. We have to keep positive to make life fun and healthy and loving for our boys. If anything we're growing closer as a family each time something new comes up with Hudson. Best of all, we are growing in our faith in the Lord though our walk with Him has taken this unexpected turn.
Prayer Requests:
~Hudson has lost many of his nodules, but he still has four major ones that are yet to go away.
~That Hudson and Cohen will do just fine when I go back to work on the 6th.
~That a little girl named Anna Sweeney, whose momma has posted about her heart surgery coming up on Friday will be laid on the hearts of everyone reading this blog, too. Lord, please heal her sweet little heart!
~That the body scan will show Hudson's tumor has shrunk considerably.
~Good chemo session on the 9th
~That my students aren't affected by my need to leave and be with Hudson when I need to be with him. That they will still learn a lot from me and take important lessons with them that will help them in high school and beyond. That I can be a good teacher for them even though my heart and mind are here with my boys.
PRAISES!:
~Friendships that the Lord has given us. I cannot believe how many people are so compelled to pray for Hudson and our family, write us sweet messages, and just stick by us through the tough and celebrate the good with us. What a blessing every single day!
~Another nodule that was on the back of Hudson's head, and a source of constant concern is GONE...GONE GONE GONE!
~That I found a homemade recipe for wipes that I love and will feel so much more comfortable combating "chemo rash" with after our next treatment on the 9th.
~That Mommy and Daddy shared our 10th Happy New Years smooch on the couch after both nearly falling asleep before midnight.
Apparently I'm the last one to figure out how awesome coconut oil is. Seriously great mixture and the easiest one out there for natural, homemade wipes I have found. Did you know that even the sensitive wipes have alcohol and a whole slew of other chemicals in them??
Cohen helped me make them, and I love how good they are at both cleaning up a diaper change as well as wiping peanut butter off a toddler's face! Mix all these ingredients together (make sure the water is hot so it melts the coconut oil), and then lay half a roll (cut it in half with a big serrated knife and then pull out the inside paper tube) in the mixture. I flipped mine after a little while so the other side got to soak up the rest. These are great! I highly recommend them!
Hudson before one of his last (for now) Neupogen treatments. He's such a tough little man. Cohen has started to get more used to Hudson needing medicine through his Broviac, knows when to stand back, and how to watch without getting in the way. For a two-year-old, I can't believe how well he is doing with all this! Perhaps not completely understanding what we mean by, "Brother is sick," is a blessing.
Hanging out with Mommy and Daddy and loving the fireplace, singing silly songs, and reading today.
So...we're big readers here. Chicka Chicka 1,2,3" was on the agenda a couple mornings ago. Cohen picked it out then climbed back into his chair to eat his animal crackers Santa left in his stocking. I love how attentive Hudson is to books! He loves looking at the pictures, and he always kicks, giggles, and reaches out for the pages!
Hudson's stitches from his biopsy of the two nodules I originally found are healed enough to go back to routine tummy time! At first I thought we were going to have to start back from zero because his first tummy time he decided he was going to lay down and suck his thumb instead of play, but getting back at it, he's an old pro. :)
~Jeremiah 29:12
Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
No comments:
Post a Comment