Just found out the baby I am carrying is a girl! Yeah! Now, I certainly would have been happy even if it was a boy, I am just really looking forward to pink again! We have so many clothes from my first daughter that are still like brand new I can't wait to reuse them. You see she was the first grandchild on my side of family and the grandparents went a little crazy, not to mention a certian Aunt that only had one boy of her own, and always wanted a girl too! First she spoiled me, now my daughter. Therefore, it seems she often has more than she can wear before she outgrows it! What a wonderful problem to have, how truly blessed we are!
Emily is very excited about having a sister, Nick on the other hand, is in a little bit of denial. When I told him that it was a baby girl he just said "Nooo, silly, its my baby brother!" When I said "No, the doctors took pictures of my belly and they saw that it was a girl." He just looked at me and laughed. He replied " The baby is not in your tummy!!" I said "Yes, It is" and he proceeded to insist that the baby was not in my belly. Finally, I said "Okay then, where is it?"
He told me that it was at the store and all we had to do go in this one door and pick one out and then we would have his baby BROTHER. What could I say? He is only three. So I just laughed, and told his dad that he will have work cut out for him some day! I know that Nick will adjust and love his sister very much. Someday!
Friday, May 18, 2007
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
The Amazing Kasey!
Just thought I would give an update on this amazing niece of ours. She hopefully has had her last chemo treatment boy is she excited about that! The reason I think she amazing is that she has handled all of this with so much poise and maturity. I truly do not think I could have handle it as well! The whole time she kept her eyes on God and done her best to stay active and positive. She has continued to play soccer and has even attended some dance practices. God has really been very good to her through-out this whole ordeal. She has experienced very little illness and her immune system never took the dive they expected it to. I believe she attended school though this whole thing too.
On losing her hair, at first, of course she was upset. They got it cut really short to make the transition a little easier and they also ordered wigs right away. She was excited about that, she was getting two one straight, one curly, her reply was " I've never a choice before!" (she has naturally curly hair). One day she came home from school and told her dad that her friends had picking hair off her back all day and she was already sick of sick of it. So she asked to cut it all off and he did. She wore scarfs until her wigs came and then she started wearing those. But after a while she found them hot and uncomfortable, so she quit wearing them and went back the colorful scarfs. Her dad one for every member of the soccer team and they all wear them. There are also several kids at school who wear them as a sign of support.
I think I have heard of only one complaint she has made and that is that she gets tired of feeling smothered. Everyone cares so much for her and I think it gets overwhelming to her at times. I know she appreciated it, but she just wants to be normal! So, I say just what is normal anyway? I think she is, she is thirteen she hasn't missed a school dance, she went on her school band trip to the Mall of America, she has continued dancing and playing soccer as often as she can. I think she has done a great job of staying "normal" ! She is a fighter and the prognosis is great! I can't wait till we get to visit with them this summer, I don't think she realizes what an inspiration she is, I know that given the chance she will do anything she can to give back. We love you Kasey!!
On losing her hair, at first, of course she was upset. They got it cut really short to make the transition a little easier and they also ordered wigs right away. She was excited about that, she was getting two one straight, one curly, her reply was " I've never a choice before!" (she has naturally curly hair). One day she came home from school and told her dad that her friends had picking hair off her back all day and she was already sick of sick of it. So she asked to cut it all off and he did. She wore scarfs until her wigs came and then she started wearing those. But after a while she found them hot and uncomfortable, so she quit wearing them and went back the colorful scarfs. Her dad one for every member of the soccer team and they all wear them. There are also several kids at school who wear them as a sign of support.
I think I have heard of only one complaint she has made and that is that she gets tired of feeling smothered. Everyone cares so much for her and I think it gets overwhelming to her at times. I know she appreciated it, but she just wants to be normal! So, I say just what is normal anyway? I think she is, she is thirteen she hasn't missed a school dance, she went on her school band trip to the Mall of America, she has continued dancing and playing soccer as often as she can. I think she has done a great job of staying "normal" ! She is a fighter and the prognosis is great! I can't wait till we get to visit with them this summer, I don't think she realizes what an inspiration she is, I know that given the chance she will do anything she can to give back. We love you Kasey!!
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