Our Mirror

Have you ever thought of raising a child as a mirror? We just look at Eden daily and see the traits and vocabulary she has inherited from both Kurt and me. She thrives on routine, which is totally me (I so want to know what to expect.) Outside is her favorite place to be and Kurt would happily survive in the outdoors. Today I laughed as she said to me, " actually Daddy's, not Mommy's". I couldn't think how she knew that word, let alone how to use is correctly. Then I thought about our trip to the clinic today and she was telling me to go at the stop light. I asked her what color the red light was and she said, "green" my response, ". . . actually it is red."

Today was clinic day. I think Eden has figured out that on mornings I come home early from work are the days she visits her friends at the clinic. She must have heard what a beautiful day it was going to be as she did not want to go. We had a bit more of a struggle to get her port accessed and necessary procedures done. Her blood counts have dropped, which is expected with the treatment she is receiving, so we will be watching her to see if we need to have a blood transfusion. The course of treatment required Eden to receive 2 shots in her legs (these go into her leg muscles, much worse than the pokes at home). She did as well as could be expected. When nurse Carolyn was leaving the room she told her, "Mommy buy Edie frog." No clue where she came up with this one; but, I told Carolyn that after witnessing the large shots she just gave Eden, I would be finding her a frog. Rachel from Child Life (we love them all) saved me a trip to the store or a farm pond as she gave Eden a black and gold frog - it is her Hawkeye Frog. Eden loves her new amphibian!

I wanted to take a couple of lines to update you on Jenna (for all of you that are not from the Washington area.) God is good! Jenna's course of chemo has proven to be successful and has drastically reduced the size of her tumor. She will be receiving one more round of chemo before surgery to remove the tumor. The alternative was a liver transplant. Thanks for praying for our little friend Jenna, please continue to keep her and her family in your prayers.

Also, thanks for your prayers about Eden's ear infection. Her left ear is still red. Please pray that the infection subsides and does not flare up to result in a fever.


Eden is taking a nap and we are so excited for her to wake up and enjoy this beautiful day!

Thanks for all you prayers and support!