April 20th, 2012 - Chemotherapy Treatment #53

Once again Peyton was sick during treatment. Doctors have tried giving him medicine before the chemo starts but so far the combination hasn't worked. About half an hour into treatment he starts feeling really yucky. The last couple of times they have just given him Benadryl and that will make him tired. He typically sleeps through the rest of treatment and then we wake him up when it's over. By late Friday evening he's usually feeling better. Sometimes he still feels sick on Saturdays, but after that his days are great! We just get through those rough hours and then it's smooth sailing. Peyton turned 6 on April 18th! WOW! My little boy is growing so fast! I can't believe it! We had a birthday party on Saturday night in Denver. He requested a Chuck E. Cheese celebration so we invited our family and friends to help us celebrate up there. We had lots of fun and the boys really enjoyed themselves. It was a birthday to remember for sure. Treatment days are now every other Friday. I sure do like this new schedule because it feels like we get to be home more. We are home this weekend and I'm sooo excited!!

April 6th, 2012 - Chemotherapy Treatment #52

Treatment on Friday made Peyton really sick. He went in feeling fine, but after chemo started he was feeling pretty nauseated within half an hour. They ended up giving him some extra medicine to help with that and he fell asleep. He woke up when it was over. We went to pick up Landon at our friend's house and Peyton fell asleep again. He slept for another 3 hours and then felt fine the rest of the weekend. Guess he just needed to rest while he regained his strength. We were thankful it passed fairly quickly and we were able to enjoy a nice Easter at home. We had fun coloring eggs and hiding them with the boys. Life is back to normal today and we have next weekend to be at home!