Weekend

Katie and I went home on Friday to be with William and Laura Beth. When we left both of us had the beginnings of a head cold. By Sunday (when we got back to Houston) ALL of us (William, Katie, Laura Beth and I) have the cold. Thankfully it is just a head cold and it will pass soon. We all have to be well by the time that Katie is put in the hospital for her last chemo...because NO ONE who is sick can visit her.
We had a good weekend, even though we all felt like our head was going to explode! We went to Nicholas' birthday party at the bowling alley. Katie had a blast and Laura Beth loved running around! This morning, Katie was chomping at the bit to get to Sunday School with Ms. Sharon and Ms. Joan. But now she is sleeping peacefully and we are gearing up for the week ahead. She has several tests scheduled along with radiation to get us ready to be placed on the bone marrow transplant floor sometime next week. Please pray for us as this is going to be the toughest on our family. Because I have a career that is more in demand (and because William is running low on sick/vacation time) I will be the one in the hospital with her for the month long stay (minimum is 21 days inpatient). Pray for my job as they fill my spot till January and pray that I still have a job to come back to. Also pray for Laura Beth as she will be unable to see Katie at all during this upcoming hospital stay...and she will see her mommy very little. She is such a trooper. But you can definitely tell she is jealous of Katie. If Katie gets in mommy's lap (or anyone else's for that matter) Laura Beth begins to cry and hit Katie to get her out of the way. It has truly been a difficult year BUT we are looking forward to a WONDERFUL 2010!