Day 61, March 16
Today was a play day. We stayed home and played all day. This afternoon, Brian and Lacy (the Dr.’s Kolo as we like to call them;-), our friends from D.C., came over for a while. It was nice to chat with them, as we missed them in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Benjamin and Allyson were really good while we talked in the kitchen. - Benjamin was chasing Allyson around the family room and into Brad’s office. She’d laugh and laugh, and he’d just run and chase her. It was very cute.
Allyson’s appetite is still a little strange. She doesn’t eat at necessarily normal times, and what she asks for is sometimes a bit odd. Hey, at least she’s eating. She’s got quite the “cancer belly” going on right now - the belly is the first thing to greet you when she comes around the corner. I don’t really know if there’s anything we can do about it though because of all the drugs she’s on.
Benjamin still has his cough. We’re guessing he’s got another cold. You’d never know it though because he runs around the house like he’s fine. He’s a little crabby still. Who knows if it’s his teeth, a cold, or what. He’s is Mr. Repeat…he won’t say mommy or Ally on demand, but he’ll say almost everything else. I’m sure he’s just being a stinker. We’re trying to get him to say Gramps or Grrr before next weekend because Gramps will be in town next Saturday for a week.
My spring break starts tomorrow. Allyson goes to school again this week. We’re going to transition her to all day (school and daycare) before the end of the week so she’s ready when I go back to work. She’s a good girl…she’ll be fine.
The end of the week is another big chemo treatment. The nurse comes out to hydrate her with an IV over night on Thursday…St. John’s for a spinal tap and chemo in her spine…IV backpack for chemo and fluids for the weekend.