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Clinic day

Riley had her monthly clinic visit and spinal tap today, so we had a fun morning of sitting and waiting. Riley was fantastic all morning...she watched movies, colored, and then napped. Dr. Dreyer, Riley's oncologist, was out of clinic today so she was seen by one of the residents. This resident has done Riley's spinal tap before - the one that was unable to be completed due to her knicking a blood vessel...well she did it again today. Only she tried 2 more times until she was finally able to get it right. That's right, poor Riley had to get poked 3 times in her back...not something I'm very proud of. Needless to say, we won't be seeing this resident any more. Once her tap was over she ate her lunch, received her chemo, and we were out of there. Nothing to it.

Riley's blood counts were all great today. Her ANC is 1,250. She will begin her 5 day steroid pulse tonight, and then recheck counts again in 2 weeks. She is just breezing through it all.

Thanks for continuing to check in on our angel, and please continue the prayers during the cold and flu season. Hope you all have a great week!!

Happy Birthday Hayden!!

Today our silly little man turns 2 years old...where does the time go? We love you Bub, and hope you have a fantastic birthday. Thank you for being the sweet and funny little guy that you are.

Happy Birthday Daddy!!

We hope you have a wonderful, fun-filled day...we love you more than we love ice cream!!

We also want to say Happy Veteran's Day, and thank you to all the Veterans out there.

Halloween Fun

We had a fun Halloween weekend. Riley and Hayden had fun trick-or-treating...when you looked past Riley's moodiness and Hayden's wanting to give everyone back their candy. It was his first experience with going door to door, and once he caught on he was golden. Now for Riley, I'm not sure what her issue was...when something wasn't going her way she would squeal and scream until everyone stopped to listen to her. It wasn't fun, but we still survived. Luckily I have a whole year to gear myself up for next Halloween.

We then spent the rest of the weekend at Josh's Aunt Carol and Uncle Dale's camp house, or camping house as Riley calls it. It was fun to play in the dirt, ride the mule, and just hang out. Sunday we headed to Brookshire and met some friends at Dewberry Farms. It is a super fun place for all ages to enjoy with tons of stuff to do. Unfortunately as soon as we arrived I was knocked down by the stomach bug and spent the day going back and forth to the bathroom...fun times. Luckily Aunt Carol, Reid and Hayes were there to take up my slack and we all made it home safely. I'm already looking forward to next year so I can really enjoy everything they have to offer.

Riley has been doing great, and staying well. I took her today to have her blood counts done, and then she and I got our flu shots. It was late in the day, so I didn't stick around to see what her counts were...I will get them first thing in the morning. Hopefully all is well, and it stays that way.

We want to give a quick congrats out to Paige...she had her final big chemo treatment last week and found out her bone marrow is still Leukemia free!! She has to take 6 months of chemo pills and then she is done!! We are so happy for you Paige, and proud of the battle you have fought!! I also want to give props to Josh...he shot a ten pointer opening weekend. Yea Daddy!!

Hope everyone has a great week!!