CT results--

Well the results are in and I feel like I just got kicked in the stomach! The scan looked fine EXCEPT Kristoffer has some enlarged lymph nodes in his abdomen! The Doctor said the most likely cause for swollen lymph nodes is inflammation. If it is not inflammation then it could be more cancer! Someone please shoot me! We are seriously praying for inflammation. 3 days before his CT scan Kristoffer had the stomach flu which could be the cause of the swollen lymph nodes! The Doctor wants to give the lymph nodes some time for the "inflammation" to go down and then he will have another CT scan. Early August is when we are planning on that CT scan! Here comes that same sick feeling that came when the Doctor said "you should just enjoy the time you have with him." Seriously - I don't want him to have to go through chemo again. So for right now we are just going to wait and pray that they shrink before the next scan.

Nervous

I am getting really nervous for our Doctor's appointment on Tuesday! The very thought of going down that road again makes me sick to my stomach. I am so thankful every day for being home with my kids and being "normal." I am looking forward to a summer of taking my kids to the park and swimming and movies and all of the normal things that we missed out on last summer. I love watching my kids play sports and being able to watch Kristoffer get up to bat with the biggest smile on his face. I am afraid that the Doctor is going to pull the rug out from under my feet. I bought tickets for the Yankees/Diamondbacks game in Phoenix with the hopes that Kristoffer's scans will be normal. I try not to live my life worrying that his scans will come back with more cancer but the closer they get the more I worry. I can feel myself become more stressed, impatient and easily annoyed as the appointment gets closer. I definitely become more hard to live with. Jonathon said that "God only gives us what we can handle and we can't handle that again right now." In my brain that makes sense but I still don't know how I handled it the first time. I just did it because I didn't have any other choices. There were days where I felt like I had been given more than I can handle! Well I guess we will just pray for the best and hope that the scans turn out good!

Softball Banquet

Katelynn has had a great time being a part of the softball program. She has had great coaches and teammates. They placed 2nd in district! The banquet to honor these girls was held last night. You would think they would get sick of each other but they just love it!

Katelynn and Kayla

Katelynn and Amber

Getting her certificate and letter!

Kristoffer's CT scan

We had Kristoffer's CT scan on Friday! We don't have the results yet but it was really cute while he was getting scanned they told him to hold his breath and he looked over at me and said "i'm holding my breath" with a huge smile on his face. Somebody needs to explain to this kid that if he is holding his breath, he can't talk at the same time!!

Change in the schedule

Kristoffer's CT scan has been changed to May 14th! We will still get the results on May 25th. Jonathon Grandmother passed away yesterday and her funeral will be on Monday! She was a great lady!!

Women's Conference

Maggie and I had the best time at Women's Conference. I have gone for the past 4 years and I have loved it every time. We try to go to yummy restaurants that we do not have here. This time we went to the Olive Garden, P.F. Changs and Bajios! Of course we save all year to go to the Quilted Bear (aka the mother ship). The talks are also great. It is just an uplifting time and the best part is no kids!!


This year we were lucky enough to meet up with our aunt Kathy (taking the pic) and cousins Amy and Jill. They came from Vegas.


We also went to dinner with our cousins that live in the area. We had such a great time visiting with everyone and loving on the babies.



Elder Oaks and his wife were the concluding speakers at conference. They were really good. We had a great time and learned alot.