Almost there

Keith is sleeping through his last round of inpatient chemo right now and then has several hours of hydration to follow. He has one quick outpatient chemo next week and then we say goodbye to treatment phase and hello to rehab phase. We are grateful to be turning this corner. The hospital staff makes a pretty big deal out of his last treatment. Hence, the balloons and gift. They have been so great to us.

I know Keith looks less than thrilled with my kisses but I just can't help myself. He is one squeezy little person.

 Keith has had a pretty decent visit. He's played more in the playroom than any other visit and was braver than I've ever seen him when I broke the news that we were headed back to the hospital for a few days. After such a long break, we were unsure how he would take it. As usual, he has far exceeded our expectations.

 Credit could be given to the festive visitors he's had the last two days in the form of Cole and Ally. Thankfully, Grandma and Grandpa B. have been holding down the fort at home. Grandma Smart and Chelsea swung by on their way to the airport today too, so he's had lots of visitors and surprises to help pass the time.



I was cleaning out some photos today and thought I should include a bunch before I forget...

 We've enjoyed some great cousin time the last few months. Lots of time with Caden and Hunter and Evie and even a quick visit from Cohen, Jade and Fisher. Cole, Keith and Ally cannot get enough time with their cousins.

Several weeks ago, Keith was having a decent Saturday so we headed out to the fish hatchery. Cole and Ally might have well been in Disneyland as they fed the fish and checked out the huge sturgeon. Keith did pretty well. It wasn't super warm so we lasted as long as he could handle and then headed for home. It was a small outing but we weren't getting out much at the time so it was pretty fun.

Ally all but brought this dog home with us. She LOVES dogs.

This was about the time Keith had had enough. We called it quits soon after.

Keith loves his dad more than anyone in the whole world.

Fortunately, Dad will be here soon to spend the rest of the evening with Keith and bring him home. Brent has been known to bring Keith home at 2 AM. Whatever it takes to spend as little time at the hospital as possible! Tonight they should be out of here by midnight. We will be VERY excited to welcome them home!

Taking Advantage

We have taken full advantage of Keith's energy level and activity tolerance these past 2 weeks.

We also took full advantage of Aunt Chelsea's Spring break from her graduate program in London. We put her straight to work.
She helped us run errands and go to the park, the library, and the Zoo.

Chelsea teaching Ally how to crack an egg. She is a brave auntie.

It's possible Cole only went to the Zoo for the cotton candy.

But he did let Ally have her fair share. And Keith surprisingly ate some too. You have to start somewhere right?

We managed to see a few animals in addition to the bottom of an empty cotton candy bag.

Chels carried Ally a large chunk of the time.

We also had fun just hanging out at home with Chels.

Note to Cole: 4 out of 5 Dentists recommend wearing pants while brushing your teeth.

Chelsea's week with us culminated in her 30th birthday bash. More on that to come.
Right now, we're packing up for Keith's FINAL round of chemo.

Bring on Cycle 9...