Two Down....

It's hard to believe it's only been two weeks since I last posted! Apparently, we're not out of our time warp yet because it seems like two long months have gone by. Last I wrote, I was sitting in the infusion clinic with Nate assuming that all would go according to plan. I know, I know...I really need to abandon those expectations! You would think I would have learned by now! Twenty minutes after leaving the clinic, Nate "suggested" that I pull onto the shoulder of I-15 as he was feeling a little queasy. I think he was more than a little queasy, and I know the weeds would agree! I immediately had flashbacks of the effects of the very first round of chemo he did last March. I called the clinic, spoke to his very well-meaning nurse, and discovered that she had forgotten to give him the anti-nausea wonder drug he was supposed to get before the chemo infusion started. I took Nate home where his mom was waiting for us, left him in her care, and headed back to the clinic to pick up some oral meds that we hoped would help. Needles to say, Nate's first round of chemo did not go well!

The second day of chemo was one Nate would rather forget. Oh wait, he already did! In fact, he can't remember anything about the day including Sam's birthday party! Sam had 7 of his friends at our house and Nate can't remember any of it. We laugh about it now, but we're thankful the effects wore off and he woke up the next morning feeling more lucid. It was crazy because he's never reacted to the medications like that before. Instead of disconnecting himself, he chose to go to the clinic on Wednesday to have the nurses disconnect the port and give him some IV hydration. He really didn't recover until Wednesday of this last week. It was a tough one!

Unfortunately, the world doesn't stop when we're down and we had a lot going on. We finished up the birthday celebrations just in time for Sam's baptism day. He was baptized last Saturday, March 9th by Nate! Nate wasn't feeling well that morning, but true to his nature and his faith, he perked up just in time for the baptism. The baptism was wonderful, and we had lots of guests come over for dinner at our house afterward. It's always a special occasion to have friends and family gather together in our home. It's so good to watch Nate with his parents and his brothers. They are a special kind of medicine.

Sunday was daylight savings, and we were all so tired! With 9:00 church, I'm going to start a petition that we change the clocks on Friday night instead of Saturday! We all survived, but Monday morning I had four kids with fevers! Aaaahhhhhh!!! Luckily it was pretty short lived for all but Seth. He stayed home again on Tuesday. The germs didn't seem to affect Nate and he was able to work a full week! Friday was my birthday and we celebrated with the kids and Nate and I were able to go to dinner and a movie! Just like the "good old days"! Thanks Nate, for giving me a special day! Saturday morning was crazy busy and when everything finally settled down, Nate told me that he felt like he was feeling pretty much back to normal. Oh good...just in time for chemo on Monday! Thank goodness for the little breaks, even if it was only a day and a half!

Today went much better at the clinic. He received all the wonder drugs, plus an extra dose of one of the drugs that should help with some other side effects he's having. After a good long nap, he ate dinner AND held it down. He's still a little on the green side, but is doing much better than two weeks ago. We will take it!