Day Five: Moving Forward

I'd like to offer up the best proof possible that Boy Wonder is making progress.

They let us take him to a playroom with sterile toys-- nirvana for a kid who has been cooped up in a crib.

He was in toy heaven until we got the call to head back to the room for treatment.  Be happy I didn't record the fit he threw-- gotta love what these drugs are doing to my boy.

We also had a slew of dear friends come visit... including our neighbors the Bodilys.

They brought the biggest get well card ever-- a long poster signed by all the little kids who go to our church.

One of 'em wrote:  "Kean, you are such a tropper".  Love that!

 Kean's sweet therapists-- Maureen, aka Momma Gump and his speech therapist Meagan brought Byron and I lunch

and of course lot of attention for Keanut.

My nieces came up to see our little "tropper".  Okay, quick, notice anything different about the bed in the picture above

versus the picture below?

Yup, new bedding, new clothes, new toys etc.  Kean had a messy diaper of epic proportions.  I'm not kidding-- a week's worth crammed into one!  I told my nieces that it was if someone had poured an entire bowl of cake batter into a too small diaper.  Unless you were there, you'd never believe how bad it was and all the places it was.

But here's the funny part, when I pushed the call button for his nurse, she actually clapped when she saw the mess.

We've been so worried about getting this little guy's pipes unclogged-- it was a banner day.

I can't believe I just wrote an entire paragraph about a poopy diaper.  But it has been a pretty big deal around here.

Okay, a few other notes.

Kean had his first four hour blood transfusion today.  He's definitely feeling better, the swelling has gone down quite a bit on his arm and leg and he put weight on them both this evening.

We had a sweet experience with a family we knew from years back.  Their now almost seven year old son is just finishing up his 3 years and 8 weeks fighting Leukemia.  We just so happened to run into them when we reported to MSTI and Kean's cancer doctor on Wednesday.  They came up this evening and brought a blanket their son, Sam had picked out for Kean.  They will be a great resource and source of strength as we start down this path.

Also, our old ward (two wards ago) fasted for our family and especially little Keanut today.  I continue to be in awe of the

outpouring of love and support all of you are sharing with us.

I am overwhelmed with feelings of love for all of you who have commented, called, visited, prayed and petitioned the Lord on our behalf.