Monday, November 9, 2009

friends with NED

That's No Evidence of Disease!! Had my PET scan results today and my lymphoma is gone!! Radiation treatment last fall was enough to get rid of the cancerous nodes!

I'll have a follow-up scan in 6 months but was told by the oncologist that I have a low risk of relapse.

GIANT SIGH OF RELIEF

I can't even tell you how amazing this feels. Now we can focus on our family instead of also worrying about my health. Amazing.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Billy Buddy's haircut - the lion!

Saturday, October 31, 2009

September and October reading

Meyer, Stephanie Twilight
Hogan, Chuck & Guillermo del Toro The Strain
Harris, Charlaine Living Dead in Dallas
Saul, John House of Reckoning
Shreve, Anita A Change in Altitude
Oates, Joyce Carol Little Bird of Heaven
Atwood, Margaret The Year of the Flood

Thursday, October 15, 2009

1 month - pumpkin baby - UPDATED


Anya's modeling a pumpkin hat that I knit for her this week. It was great to get back into a crafty mode and this was a perfect small project. Granted, it took a week to finish because I have to grab bits of time here & there, but I'm still proud to have gotten it done by Halloween!Close to a month old - cuddles from her Auntie Annette- look how big Anya's getting!

For being new parents, we are bad at taking enough photos. It seems like I'm always nursing, trying to nap, or get some laundry done. How does such a tiny creature make so many dirty clothes? That's one of the great mysteries of life I guess.

I wish we had better photos because she is growing up so fast - already 7 lb. 6.3 ounces! I'm going to try to take a few pics or videos a day and post them as I get free time. hahahahahaha, what is this free time concept?

Friday, October 9, 2009

the calm

Why is it that Anya is calmest when other people are holding her?
I guess she thinks of mama as food so she gets too excited when I'm holding her. I don't get to hold a peaceful Anya very often, except for right after she's done nursing when we both tend to doze off a bit.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Anya videos

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Random cute pose - she loves this one & does it all the time.
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Video from Steve taken at the hospital. You can see why her nickname is Kitten b/c of the little noises she makes.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Anya at home

"Hey there! I heard you all wanted more baby photos. I know, I know - I'm adorable. You can't get enough of this beautiful face."

Here's a photo of Anya showing off her thrush treatment of violet dye. Oh, this dye is everywhere now but the thrush is on it's way out from both baby & mama so that is good!
"I have two moods right now. Peaceful and sweet....."

"....or flipping out. I enjoy confusing my parents by switching between the two with no apparent reason."

"But then I make a sweet face like this so they fall in love with me over & over again. I love mama's sling and getting held close."
"Here's my cute face after my first bath. This is seconds before I surprised mama with a poopy present all down the front of her shirt. The key to being a baby is to never let mama & daddy know what is going to happen next!"

"Yeah, I'm awesome like that."

"Good night! See you again soon!"