January 14, 2007

The girls with G.G. and the gingerbread house they made her.

It's snowing in Denver tonight....the girls are counting on playing outside tomorrow! Hard to believe it is halfway through January and we have not had any real snow yet.

I never posted again after our Iowa City trip, but we continue to enjoy good, normal times here at home. Leah is back in the school groove after Christmas break. Chloe is starting to be excited about recognizing letters in the alphabet...this is monumental for us because Chloe would much rather sing or pretend than anything else. We are almost done with the book Little House in the Big Woods, so tonight we made butter from whipping cream. The girls liked this job for about two seconds and then I had to do the remainder of the work. Leah enjoyed eating the butter with her sandwich, though. We have also been watching Home Alone and Home Alone II. Both girls alternate saying, "I'm so scared! This is hilarious!" As I type Leah is giving Aunt Suzanne a detailed (and I do mean DETAILED) account of both movies. This has been going on for over ten minutes now, and while Aunt Suzanne may be ready to move on with the conversation Leah is still going strong.

Reeve is now rolling over a lot. It is hard to believe she is four months old already.

So far we have not received our information from Iowa City about when Leah's next appointment is scheduled. We do know it will be the first week in February. I am tempted to try and schedule it for 5 weeks from our last visit, and then her appointment in March 5 weeks from her February visit. By doing that the March visit would hit during spring break and I would not have to take another day off. As it is now I have one day left to use before I run out of paid time off. So, when we get the information I will have to see if Iowa City is OK with my idea.

Already in January two young children we know of(one with hepatoblastoma) have passed away. It is a big reminder of all we have to be thankful for...and it is scary as well as we hope to never have to revisit the cancer experience.

Dance Marathon is coming up the first weekend in February. Leah has been asking about this since it ended last February. She is ready for The Big Dance....especially watching James perform with the doctors. She is quite insistent that Reeve get to attend with us, even though I am doubtful Reeve will have much fun.

We have enjoyed the first few weeks of 2007 immensely. We are praying for a healthy year and continue to rely on everyone's prayers for Leah's complete healing here on earth. It is truly the one thing that gives us comfort in this journey.

Thanks for continuing to check in on us!