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So Liam slept in his crib for his nap today--this is a pretty new thing for him--still not a pro at it, but we will keep practicing :)  At one point he was sleeping on his side, like I said in the last post--almost rolling :)  If I want him to take a nice long nap, we use the swing, but I know he will out grow that soon than later and since Ali is such a great napper, I hope he follows suit! (Yes, he is in a baby straight jacket ;)

Dad is still downtown at the Clinic on the Palliative care floor--they are the best and controlling his pain and nausea.  Just a little educational note for everyone--Palliative Care is appropriate for patients in all disease stages, including those undergoing treatment for curable illnesses and those living with chronic diseases, as well as patients who are nearing the end of life.  I always recommend patients get involved with Palliative Care as soon as possible because it makes all transitions so much easier, and they are awesome at pain control along with other symptom management, sometimes other specialties lack this expertise.  Can you tell I have a lot of respect for the Palliative medicine folks? (xoxo Libby)  He is having an MRI today to try and find the origin of the back pain, which is currently under control on the fentanyl drip.  They did some other tests and found out his one kidney is slightly enlarged, the doctors are planning to fix it by placing a stent to release the pressure--not sure when it will be done, but either of the two procedure options are common and should do the trick.

Bill (III) is still loving his Batman game, and more importantly---the fact that the Steellers lost!! :o)