Liam--He is continuing to be a happy little boy, who as I said is not so little. At almost 4 1/2 months he is weighting in at 17 1/2 pounds, double his birth weight! Bill calls him our "Tank", he thinks it is nicer than me calling him our "fat little boy" :) It amazes me how many more folds he has compared to what Ali had as a baby--even his ankles have folds! Liam loves the exersaucer and his swing--which can give Mama and Dada's arms a break. He has rolled over stomach to back and almost from back to front--but that darn arm keeps getting in the way.
It is clear that he also adores his big sister, and I think the feeling is mutual. The way he looks at her and watches her every move is amazing. Ali likes to snuggle him and has even helped feed him a bottle or two, but she gets bored of that pretty quick, I hear. She is doing a great job at sharing her old toys and will even share her favorite snugly, Bunny, when we cuddle in bed in the morning--so precious!
Bill III--Bill is still at PartsSource where he sources medical replacement parts. He constantly sources more than any other person on his team--he is just a crazy hard worker. And thanks to all his hard work, the family got an iPad2 a few months ago--which Ali get the most use out of ;) It is so nice that Bill works just 10 minutes from home, so he can come home on his lunch break. It is a great break for him, and a nice treat for the kids (and me) to see him. Of course he still loves his Eagles--even if they are not in the playoff this year :( But no worries, there is still football on our TV to watch at any given moment, or there is always the Batman video game which is his latest stress reliever.
Bill Jr--As you are all aware, Dad has stage IV bladder cancer and has gone though one full cycle of chemo (cisplat/gencitabine) and started his second of 6 cycles last week. His kidneys did not like that so much so they have decided to cause some trouble That issue along with the usual nausea that chemo can bring and pain in his back has landed him back at the Hotel de Clinic. His pain and nausea are under control and his kidney function has not gotten any worse. He will more than likely get day 2 of the second cycle of chemo Monday or Tuesday this week--Gemcitabine, which will not tick off his kidneys. Then we will go from there. As long as his kidney function starts to trend back to normal and his pain and nausea stay under control he can get back home.
Of course all your thoughts and prayers are much appreciated! I will try to update this blog at least a few times a week, more if needed...
xoxo,
Sara
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