Chemo #7

I just had my second dose of Chemo for the week yesterday - it really wiped me out last night but I slept really well :). I also got to hang out with my girlfriend Jen Clark all day yesterday! We did errands with the girls in the morning...including going to the library and then she went with me to my chemo. appointment. The last few weeks I've been going alone so it was fun to have some company....then we swung my Country Culture and got some of my favorite yogurt....Berry Berry...it was so good! Oh...and I sported my buzz cut yesterday (no scarf or hat) since it was so hot and nobody looked at my funny - I was pretty proud of myself :).

So, when we got home Bekah was playing in her little blue kiddie pool and sprinklers out front and Jen and I spent a little time watching and playing with her until I ran out of energy and Sadie woke up from her nap. I also get to give myself those lovely shots for the next 4 days so they should make me feel better and later this morning I have my first appointment with my radiation dr. so I'm excited to see what this next part of treatment looks like.

In other news...Keith's birthday is on Sunday...he's turning the big 25! We are having a little party for him tomorrow and his parents are coming into town for the day to help celebrate so I'm hoping to have enough energy to share in the birthday fun!

Have a great weekend!

Lint Brush

The other night I was sitting watching TV running my hand over my buzzed head in attempt to get rid of all the loose hair before going to bed....I don't like to shed on my pillow.... Anyways I came up with a new invention. A Lint Brush! It has the word 'brush' in the title so it could be used for hair right? :). So - I grabbed my brush, sat in the comfy blue chair and watched my TV show while I got my head ready for bed! And when the sticky part got covered with hair I'd just pulled off the top sheet and keep going...it works great, I highly recommend it!!!

Here are some other fun pictures for your enjoyment!

I found Bekah's cute brown had this Saturday and had to get it...I got one for Sadie too :)

Crista did a great job chopping my hair and then finishing it off with the hair clippers

As you can see Bekah enjoyed the show by lounging in her bear chair eating Lucky Charms!

My sweet Sadie girl taking a nap...I'm shocked she's not sucking her thumb - I guess she's giving it time to air out :)

Such good friends...Caedra and Bekah are enjoying pops after playing in the pool and having tea party snacks.

Going Numb

My fingers tips are going numb...grrr! They started getting sensitive the other day and this morning when I was rinsing dishes under warm water they started to hurt. I knew this was a potential side effect and I'm glad it hasn't effected my toes yet but it's still kinda frustrating.

Other news...Keith got home safe from being down south for a wedding this weekend and is already off this morning to get things done for school. Sadie rolled over from her tummy to her back the other day on accident (I missed it but my mom saw her do it) and she loves sucking her thumb! And Bekah...well she's busy as usual. She loves to color, dance, run around outside, help burp Sadie and is still talking up a storm! I have two days of chemo. this week but I get to start tapering off of the prednisone...Yay! and I haven't forgotten about posting a picture of my hair - I need Keith to download it onto the computer...I always forget how to do it :).

My New Look

So I finally did it and I'm calling my new look....

Post Prego GI Jane
meaning - my hair looks like GI Jane but my body looks like I had a baby 3 months ago. I went in for my chemo #6 yesterday and also had an appointment with my dr. I asked him if he thought I would be able to make it through my whole chemo. treatment without loosing to much more hair since it had already thinned a lot. He told me that the chemo. I was going to be getting in the next two weeks would finish off my hair and it's already dead and dry. I said "so I guess it's time to buzz it" and his response was "you could always give yourself a mowhawk for a day before you shave it!" That made me laugh and although I didn't take his suggestion I am kinda relieved to have it gone. It was getting tedious having so much hair constantly ready to fall out and I didn't want to get to the point of it falling out in chunks.

Yesterday my sister Crista shaved it while Bekah watched. I gave her some lucky charms (a very special treat) and had her sit in her bear chair while I talked about how fun it was that I was getting a new haricut. She didn't want to feel it at first but by bedtime she was asking to "tooch it". She would tenderly graze my head with one finger and then do her wiggle dance with a huge smile on her face because it felt funny :). Sadie doesn't seem to notice and Keith seems to be getting "used" to it as well. He kissed my head before leaving for school this morning and I'm taking that as a good sign.

I'll post some pictures soon :).

Some Fun Pictures!

Bekah and Sadie lounging on the floor together before bedtime.

Early Saturday morning Bekah wanted to watch the rain from the porch in her bear chair. My mom and I were out with her drinking our coffee while she had her juice.

Bekah riding her horse in her new red boots before Church.

Sadie and Bekah enjoying time with Auntie Katie. (Bekah is digging for gold in her boots...she's such a cowgirl :)

Sister time is so precious...especially when it's spent in similar dresses.

A New Friend

This picture was taken a few weeks ago when Olivia, Tommy and their daughter Aria were visiting. Bekah loved playing with Aria and talked about her for for days after the play date.....saying...."Are?" (where is my friend Aria?) and "ByeBye" (Aria went bye bye) and "NighNigh" (good night Aria).

Olivia and I have been good friends since high school and it was so nice seeing her and her little girl....and Tommy too :).

Chemo: Dose 5

Well I'm over half way done with chemo. and then comes radiation. I had my 5th dose on Wednesday afternoon and I'm feeling pretty tired today and kinda achy but that's totally normal. The nausea hasn't been too bad and I have pills that help. Keith is at school right now and Bekah is coloring while Sadie sleeps. Life is moving right along and the weather is finally changing! I can't wait for the first rain...Keith tells me it might even be this Saturday :).