Ten Things

1. Chemo wasn’t that bad the first few days…then it hit. The nausea, the tiredness, other side effects etc…, bleh.
2. Round two starts Friday, double bleh.
3. My wonderful mother is here helping me for round two.
4. Last week, we went to City of Hope for a second opinion. The doctor said he would be doing the exact same treatment for me at COH as they are at my doctor’s office. The clinical trials that are currently available did not appeal to me, so I’m not      missing out on any cutting-edge treatment.
5. It’s been a ridiculously hot summer where we live. Like triple digit hot for many days in a row. It's cooling down now, praise the Lord!
6. I have been continually blessed by friends and family who have been an ongoing encouragement to me.
7. My parents brought me an exercise bike for me to use. I’ve used it and I love it. Hopefully this will help the fatigue and keep me from withering away. 
8. Keeping up with a blog while raising 2 little ones is harder than I thought it would be. Maybe throwing cancer/chemo in the mix doesn’t help either? I'll keep plugging along and posting when time allows.
9. I finished a photo wall {finally} in the living room. I’m quite happy with it. Photos to follow in another post.
10. J.D. turned 1 year old! We are so proud of him. He’s truly a gift from God. 

Here are a few pictures from our small 1 year birthday party for J.D.

Teaching him how to show he's 1.

 J.D. can now tell you he's 1 year old!

J.D.'s first taste of refined sugar. 

Inspecting.

What is this stuff?

Mmmmm! 

J.D. doesn't know how he feels about eating all that frosting.