Back to the routine

Here are a couple of updates on where we are today......

Today Jacob will be heading back to the Clinic for some blood work. He is preparing for surgery tomorrow and they want to make sure his blood levels are at an acceptable level for the procedure. This is the same routine that he has had to go through for the prior two surgeries. If the counts are good, then there will not be a need for a transfusion. With the very encouraging visit we had to the Dr. on Tuesday, we are optimistic that things are moving in the direction they need to be.

While Jake and Tanya are at the clinic, I will be accompanying Josh and his class to the Science Museum. He is very excited to introduce me to all of his friends. As someone who has a need to be the center of attention on a regular basis, this ordeal has been tough on Josh in different ways than the rest of us. He has started to understand and accept the situation for what it is. That doesn't mean he likes it, but he is starting to find his groove with it now. We'll take some pictures at the Museum today and get them posted here as well.

We have always joked in the past about how someday our boys are going to grow up and eat us out of house and home. Well, that day seems to have come much faster than we anticipated. Thanks in part to the steroids, Jacob's appetite has hit an incredible all time high. He is putting away more food than I have ever seen someone his size eat. He is eating so much, that after a meal is immobile for a while as he allows his body to process what it just consumed. Last night, after dinner, he laid on the couch and apologized to his belly for eating so much. We talked about this last night a little, and we have decided to blame this dilemma on all of the wonderful people who have brought us some amazing meals!!!!