Day 4, Joyously Uneventful!

This is the first day since arriving at the hospital we haven't faced blood draws, IV's, x-rays, tests, test results and hospital staff all day long. Chelsea woke up with a soaking wet bed. I think I scared the nurse assistant on the first night b/c I insisted she didn't wake Chelsea to change her diaper, but that was before she even had an IV! Now she's got fluids and chemo running all day and night, so her diaper is soaked every hour! I stressed that they need to change it hourly tonight if possible.

Logan came up here with Grandpa and we had a great afternoon together. We ate lunch with Aunt Jen, Uncle Rene, Lizzy and Aaron and I felt like a real human being again. At lunch there was a pickle on my plate and for just a moment I thought, I bet Chelsea would like this...then I remembered she wasn't with us. That will be a hard truth to face over the next few months as we continue to provide Logan with some normalcy all the while protect Chelsea from the outside world. It was a beautiful day though, just perfect for an outside rendezvous. The hospital has a great play area and the most unique "piano". It's made into the side walk and as you walk across the giant "keys" the music comes from speakers in the tree above.

Chelsea was so excited to see her brother. She lit up like the old Chelsea, and said "duh, duh, duh" when he came in the room. She was reaching for him with both arms and when he approached she gave him the biggest bear hug around his neck and wouldn't let go! He was excited to see her too, but he soon got distracted by all the new gadgets in the room. After lunch and playing we tried to entertain him in the hospital room, but it was next to impossible. He was being too wild. We decided he would have to go back home with Grandma and Grandpa tonight. It's just still too new for us to try and deal with him in the small confined place. We had wanted him to spend the night with me in the Ronald McDonald house and stay until Monday night, but we decided he wasn't ready for that and maybe we weren't either. It seems like all day long we're learning tidbits of information about the cancer and chemo, and with him there we can't read up on the notebook they gave us. I think once we get better at this it won't be a big deal for him to sleep over. It crushed me to say good bye to him tonight. I wanted him to come into the house and curl up in bed with me all night. He's the best snuggler and I miss him like crazy already. I can tell this will be a major strain on our entire family and I hope Logan can pull through, be strong and have faith that we still love him and aren't trying to push him away right now. Our intentions are to continue to make all of our time together very meaningful and focus on him as much as possible.

I did notice this evening Chelsea felt a little warm on her forehead. Her temperature was a little higher then it typically runs for her, 98.2. I took it again in an hour and it was 99.3. While they don't consider it a fever until it hits 101.5, I know that she's running warmer than normal. I've asked that they check on her more often tonight, and tonight's nurse did tell me that one of the side effects of the chemo she has now is a fever. Whew!!! Still if it got up to 101.5 they would treat with antibiotics b/c there's no way to know for sure if it's because of a side effect or b/c of an infection. Everyone stresses how dangerous a fever is though, so we'll keep a close eye on this!