Happy Thanksgiving

Hello everyone! I first of all want to say thank you to everyone that has helped so far. We are so grateful for all the help, time, meals, donations, and prayers. I am doing really well so far. This last treatment had its ups and downs, but it is nice to have another one done with. We bought a wig last Monday, although it should be awhile before you will be able to tell I am losing my hair, but A.J. is still helping.

Today JonAaron and I celebrated our 2nd Anniversary! So much has happened, and it has been the best and funnest time of my life. It has gone by so fast and so much has happened! We went out to dinner on Friday night, (which in Orem means you have an 100 min wait at Texas Roadhouse! But it was good!) to celebrate. A.J. was actually pretty good!

A.J. is doing awesome. He is getting bigger and stronger every day. He will be 3 months old this week on the 24th! He is starting to sleep a little better through the night. Usually for about 4 hours then 3 hours, then he likes to get up to play about 5 am. We are working on shooting for a few hours later! He smiles all the time now, he loves to play with his toys and he is getting better at controlling his hands, even though he hits himself in the head quite a bit. We are working on him knowing his name.

JonAaron is still working really hard at school and finding an internship. They usually hand them out in January. We are really getting into basketball again this year! Hopefully we will make it to a few Jazz games this year!

This week I will be decorating for Christmas! I will wait until after Thanksgiving, but not too much longer!

Thank you again to everyone! Happy Thanksgiving!

Sorry it has taken so long to update this. Time is going by really fast. First of all thank you to everyone that has helped so far. I cannot tell you how much we appreciate it. Thank you to all of those who have offered to help as well. We have received so much love and support.

I just finished my second round of Chemo. It was worse than the first one, but it is another one down! I have figured out that it will affect me for about 5 days total. The first day is the day I receive treatment. This day I am mainly tired and nauseous. The second day is a bit better. I have a lot more energy. The third day hits the hardest with fatigue and nausea. The fourth day I am tired, but I feel a lot better, but my mouth begins to get sore. Day five is the worst of the mouth pain, which makes it hard to eat and drink, but it usually subsides a lot by the next day.

The doctor said that everything is going great. He said the tumor is probably about half the size it was! My hair is starting to thin out, A.J. is helping by pulling some out too. Everything else with the treatment is going well. Just 10 more to go! I am still able to continue in school, and it has been going well. All of my instructors are supportive.

JonAaron has been really busy with school. It has been midterms these past few weeks. He did get to go to San Francisco and meet with some great companies. He also got to meet Steve Young, which is pretty cool. Only about a month left until his semester ends. We will be looking more into where his internship will be this Summer! I am really excited for it, I think it will be a great experience and possibly lead to a great job.

A.J. is growing so fast! He had his 2 month doctor's visit last week and everything is going great. He was so brave with his shots, he only cried for a little bit. He is still not sleeping as much as I would like him too at night, but it is supposed to get better. This past Halloween he was the Utah Jazz bear. He can also smile and "talk" a little bit! We are really looking forward to our first Holiday season together.

Thank you again to everyone for helping out and for your love and support!