Update...

I just wanted to give everyone a quick update... Sam began his fourth round of chemo this week, but with the addition of steroids to his drug regimen... and what a difference! He has had virtually no nausea, and slightly more energy. This is his double-chemo week, too, so we are curious to see how much better he is going to feel when he is only on one chemo drug next week.

When meeting with his doctor on Monday, it was decided that instead of going ahead with surgery after this fourth round, they are going to do a fifth round of chemo first so that Sam won't be having surgery around my due date. This makes everything a little bit easier to work around. I mentioned this to my doctors, who then scheduled me to be induced on October 1st, which will be the Monday of Sam's week off after his fifth round. Making this plan takes away so much stress! Plus, that's 8 less days of being pregnant! :) So the countdown begins... 4 1/2 weeks to go! Sam and I keep joking that we will have all of this planned to the last detail, and Madelyn will decide to come 3 weeks early, just to throw us off!

I will have another ultrasound on September 10th, to find out how Madelyn is doing with her kidney condition. 

I am officially done with work until January, which has made things run much more smoothly at home. I am able to take care of Sam and Taylor, and still be able to get housework done. Unfortunately, Taylor seems to be giving up her naps lately... she couldn't have picked a worse time!

Taylor has been wonderful this week. She has been a joy to be around. She definitely has her 2-year-old moments, but has been SO imaginative, creative, and caring. She is always asking her daddy how he is feeling, and everything that he does she says "Oh dada, that will make you feel so much better!". She keeps saying she wants to be a nurse when she grows up... we are starting to think that it would be a perfect fit for her!

Just as a side note, we have had so many wonderful people supporting us in so many ways. We are very behind in our "thank-you's", but please know just how grateful, thankful, and touched we are by everyone's outpouring of support. We are so incredibly lucky to have all of you in our lives!