(Warning: all pictures in the post were taken on my phone and are fuzzy. We had to reset our computer and in doing so, our camera software was erased and now has to be reinstalled. I have been trying to reinstall it this morning...obviously I am not smart enough for the task!)
This has to be my longest blog hiatus ever! Over a month without a post? Sheesh. I wish I could chalk it up to something super incredible and exciting, but the fact of the matter is that it's mainly due to laziness. Pure, plain laziness. Sad!
The great news is that we are all doing great, staying healthy, and enjoying our holiday season. Our baby girl has yet to be born, but I'm thinking that it will happen sooner than later. I am already dilated to a 2 and about 60% effaced. Both Gwen and Beckham were born at 38 weeks, which I will be on Wednesday, so I guess we'll have to see if this baby follows the same suit as well. We're sure excited for her to join our family, though, and none
-so-much-so as our little Gwen. She asks everyday if the baby can come out, and every time I go to the bathroom she asks if I am having the baby. Love it!
Me in my 9 month pregnancy glory (doesn't my hand look huge?)! My favorite part is Gwen's smile in the background.
As for a Beckham update, he is doing fabulous. A few weeks after I was diagnosed with cancer, Beck's puking a pooping decided to stop on it's own. It was almost as if his little body knew that there was more craziness in our house and that it needed to give us a break. It could also be due to the fact that he was treated for just about everything under the sun (GI treatments), and something decided to work and cure whatever what reeking havoc in his body. Either way, I'm sure glad it's over! It's so nice to see Beckham healthy and happy and gaining weight. He finally reached to 30lbs mark - something we have been hoping for, for over a year - and continues to gain weight and have healthy normal labs with perfect platelets and hemoglobin. Actually, both his cardiologist and hematologist are blown away at how well he is doing both heart wise and blood wise. The trick now is to keep him healthy and from relapsing into his Evan's Syndrome. His remission period from his Evan's Syndrome last year was about 7 months, and we are hoping to blow that record out of the water!
Beckham wearing his potty seat as a hat. Sadly, this is as far as we have come in potty training progress.
As for me, I am doing great as well. I am also considered "in remission," as the doctor has removed all of the signs of cancer from my body. He (my oncologist) would like to do the radiation treatment sooner than later (meaning, in 6 months instead of a year) because of the fact that there were some micro-cancerous cells found in my dissected thyroid, meaning that the cancerous tumor was probably just about to enter my thyroid. This does not change anything in my condition because my thyroid is gone, and it's a great thing that we decided to removed the whole thing instead of only the tumor itself, but it only changes the fact that he would like to get the radiation over with so that there is no risk of the cancer coming back. Make sense?
Now, all that is left is to get through the next couple of weeks with the birth of our baby girl, Nate taking finals and finishing up this semester, and Christmas fast approaching. Keep checking back for news of our new arrival. I promise to keep the blog updated on that!
This picture has nothing to do with the post, but I just love it and love those kiddos!
-Beckham & Co.
