Long time no write! Sorry for the lack of communication, all. It turns out that life gets pretty busy after you have a child.
Rosemary is now three and a half months old. She is waking up to the world - noticing more than just the face in front of hers. She is interested in everything: conversations, reflections, all sorts of toys, books, sounds. Brian and I are constantly amazed by how much she changes in such short periods of time. She keeps us on our toes. She loves and is loved by everyone she meets.
We went to Hawaii for a week in February with Marla, Ken and Ken's daughter Jen. Rosie dealt with the heat pretty well, loved the pool, and especially loved the ceiling fan. We don't have a lot of those here in Seattle. This trip was also a great break from the rain and cold in Seattle. The sun certainly has some healing properties. It was also nice to go on a multi-generational trip. We're looking forward to more of those in the future.
After returning to Seattle, Brian had his MRI and blood draw to conclude Cycle 4 of chemotherapy. For the first time, we got to see major results of the treatment: his tumor shrank from the previous MRI about 7 week ago! To this point the routine MRIs were showing stability in tumor size and we were happy. This result helps up feel more secure in his progress because the overall trend seems to in his MRIs is that the tumor is getting smaller. Of course, the goal here is to stabilize and continue to monitor the tumor. We will not be able to get rid of it entirely, but this was a great result to see.
Brian's blood counts were on the low end, so we anticipate starting the 5th cycle out of 6 in about a week, giving his more time to recover from his last treatment. The 6th cycle should take us through June. It has been quite a long haul of treatment starting all the way back to last June with radiation.
Rosemary is now three and a half months old. She is waking up to the world - noticing more than just the face in front of hers. She is interested in everything: conversations, reflections, all sorts of toys, books, sounds. Brian and I are constantly amazed by how much she changes in such short periods of time. She keeps us on our toes. She loves and is loved by everyone she meets.
We went to Hawaii for a week in February with Marla, Ken and Ken's daughter Jen. Rosie dealt with the heat pretty well, loved the pool, and especially loved the ceiling fan. We don't have a lot of those here in Seattle. This trip was also a great break from the rain and cold in Seattle. The sun certainly has some healing properties. It was also nice to go on a multi-generational trip. We're looking forward to more of those in the future.
After returning to Seattle, Brian had his MRI and blood draw to conclude Cycle 4 of chemotherapy. For the first time, we got to see major results of the treatment: his tumor shrank from the previous MRI about 7 week ago! To this point the routine MRIs were showing stability in tumor size and we were happy. This result helps up feel more secure in his progress because the overall trend seems to in his MRIs is that the tumor is getting smaller. Of course, the goal here is to stabilize and continue to monitor the tumor. We will not be able to get rid of it entirely, but this was a great result to see.
Brian's blood counts were on the low end, so we anticipate starting the 5th cycle out of 6 in about a week, giving his more time to recover from his last treatment. The 6th cycle should take us through June. It has been quite a long haul of treatment starting all the way back to last June with radiation.
