8 is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9

Okay, I have now officially achieved the obnoxious number........ the number 8! What a traitor number!! It has always been my favorite in the past. lol! It's not too bad. I'm just glad it's coming down. I think we can say pretty confidently that this will be my last shot. So one more! I am so excited to maybe have a life beyond hospital drives and lab draws. I will still have to have monthly lab draws, but that sounds like heaven compared to weekly. The lab has been so super slow lately! Especially not fun when trying to juggle the kiddos.

The past couple of weeks I have been feeling quite nauseous. Very picky about my foods. Which of course explains why I haven't been updating my recipe blog. I am so awesome about starting things and getting bored of them real quick. I'm surprised I wasn't more of a 'playah' in my youth.

As I said in my last post I got to go up to BYU Women's Conference this past week. It was a great trip and Julie Beck is my hero. And I am definitely planning on going next year as well. Geren enjoyed getting away for a couple of days and seeing family. The kids had a blast as well, of course.... oh, and lets not forget Scooby Doo! He misses his lady chihuahua friend.  Pics to come.

Going Down!

My numbers are now down to 27! At least it's not an obnoxious number like 6 or 10. But I am excited because I am going up to Utah for Woman's Conference this weekend. So, it should be a nice little break. Yee ha!

Meet Scooby Doo!

Well, we have a dog! We got him 2 weeks ago. Quincey has been obsessed with Scooby Doo the cartoon for awhile. And I have to admit, I actually enjoy it as well. I think Shaggy is hilarious. So, because of this obsession every dog has been named 'Scooby Doo' by Q for the past several months. Therefore, we could expect no different with our dog!

We have been really enjoying him. Q is great with him! So gentle, and so helpful. He runs around with him pretending he is Shaggy and saying, "Come-on Scoob, let's solve a mystery!'

For the first week, Maiya wanted nothing to do with him, and then like night and day she decided she loves him and so she has to always be trying to hold him. So, we are glad that Scooby has a hiding place behind our couch that he goes when he is sick of the kids.

Still seeing the light...

Yeah, not done quite yet.  My numbers on Tuesday were at 67.  So, certainly coming down.  But I had to get another shot yesterday.  So, again, hopefully next week will be zero... As far as my understanding most hospitals have a 'zero-zone' of 5 and under.  So, it counts as zero if it is 5 or under.  We joke that my numbers next week will be something like 10 or 6.... that would be awesome. (not) 

seeing the light....

You know, the one at the end of the tunnel?!  I am seeing that light! My numbers yesterday were in the two hundreds!!! (I would tell you the exact number, but I can't remember exactly.... I think it was around 240).  But, my dr. thinks the shot today should get me down to zero! So, we can only hope. 

Now, the news gets even better! I think we had a mis-understanding.  I thought she wanted me to get 2 more chemo shots after I was at zero.... but apparently she just meant two more weekly blood draws after I am at zero, and then I will go to monthly blood draws.  So, that means this could very well be my last chemo shot today!!! If it's not, that will be sad, so in my mind I will try to pretend that it may not be... but I certainly have my hopes up, because these shots really are not fun. I am so thankful for the technology and how fast they have been able to help, but It will be nice to be done with them and move on. 

Recipes to Recover by

I went ahead and started a new blog.  I am still working on the layout and such, but  I've been able to post a few things.  You may check it out.  I give you permission.  You are my friends..... The End.

metho.... not to be confused with meth.

So today is the day I go in for my 3rd metho injection, and this week I am a little more convinced of it's usefulness! My hcg levels have gone from 2730 down to 743 this past week, so down 2,000... now, that I can work with.

Yesterday, I went in to get my labs like normal, and then around 5:00pm last night I got a message from my dr. saying that they only pulled the hcg levels and not the blood count and liver levels like they are supposed to.  Those are important to make sure that my body is reacting okay to the injections.  So, I had to go back to the lab this morning at 7am.  I chose to go before the kids woke up, to get it done with.  So, I feel a bit extra sleepy today.  A little annoying, yes...But, hey! I understand human error, that's for sure.  I am pretty much the Queen of it.  The people at the lab really are so sweet.  Some of them are becoming my friends.  Maybe when all of this is done, I will invite them to come to Chili's to celebrate. ;)

Maiya is sure sleeping better, which makes me glad for more than a few reasons.  I really am thankful for antibiotics and that they are working.  So hard when babies are sick.  You can't reason with them.  They just cry.  

okay.... The End