Sorry it has been so long since I have blogged. Things have been quite crazy for our family the past few weeks, and it is nice to be able to sit down and do this. Emma's Great-Uncle John passed away unexpectedly on November 19. It has been very hard on the family and always will be. He was an amazing man who touched each and every one of our lives in a different way. We will miss him so much! It has definetly made us appreciate eachother so much more and not take our family and friends for granted.
Emma has been doing so great! She had a spinal on monday, which made her a little nauseaus. She had to stay about an hour longer so they could run fluids to make sure she didn't dehydrate. She was a little out of it the rest of the day, but by Tuesday she was her normal self. She will continue to do daily and weekly chemo treatments thru April. She has a five day stay coming up mid-January, and then is done after that. We are so ready for this all to be over and get back to normal!!!
Emma is cruising around the furniture like a pro now, and crawls so fast. She has started to stand on her own, but has not taken that first step yet. I'm hoping it will be soon! She has 7 teeth now and is saying some words. She says, "cracker", "night night", "cat", "hi". She also says mama and dada and knows exactly who we are. She can do the baby sign more if she sees something she wants too. She is such a joy in our lives and we enjoy each and everyday with her. If Emma is around, we are always laughing. Her new best friends are her cousins Rachel and Hannah. And her cousin Matthew is trying to teach her how to say Bueno : )
On another note, Jonny and I found out that we are going to have another baby in August. We were not planning on this, but are very excited. Emma is going to be a great big sister! She has no clue what we are talking about when we talk to her about it, but once the baby gets here she will know : )
Please pray:
The Griffis family (Great Uncle John's family)
No side effects from chemo (short term or long term)
Emma continues to stay in remission FOREVER!
A restful week for our family
So excited for you guys like we told you when you let us know. Emma is going to be a WONDERFUL big sister.
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OMG - what am awesome surprise!!! Congratulations! We are so happy for you all! Emma will be an amazing big sister! And this one will be here at a perfect time - just before her 2nd birthday!!! That is awesome! We couldn't be happier! You know how much we love your entire family!
ReplyDeleteYou also know how much you have been in our prayers these past few weeks! Keep giving each other, as well as the rest of the bunch, extra hugs for all of us!
We Love You All!!!
Cindy & Gerome, aka Granci & Papaw
Congratulations! A new baby is so exciting. You are terrific parents and I know you all will do great with a new addition. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats Jessica! Hopefully you all will never have to see me, but if Emma ever has to have surgery, I work in the recovery room at Children's. We'll hope that she continues to do well and doesn't need us for anything.
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