Our Second to Final Spinal

I know I told you earlier that today was the day for Kean's weekly Spinal Tap and Chemo session.

His last one in this phase is next week - then we get a tiny break before moving onto the next phase.

We got to use his port for the first time and it worked beautifully-- I don't know if you can tell in the picture

above, he has a numbing creme slathered on his chest with a piece of "press and seal" over it.

This is how I found him after the procedure while he was still asleep-- pretty cute tushy, eh?

As I said, he did great.  Today, in the big scheme of things, was a breeze.  He took a good hour to come out

of the drugs and wake up... but he woke up pretty happy and just went uphill from there.

We came home to several surprises--

Remember my old buddy, Rob Macey?  We met up with him and his family at Disneyland last Spring.

He was one of my favorite photographers-- we worked together in Phoenix and L.A.

Well, he sent a box of hats for Kean....

Once he loses his hair, he'll be sylin'-- that is, if I can keep the girls from stealing them.  They love the hats.

Then my friend Angie stopped by with a belated birthday gift for Keanut--- a big, snuggly green piggy blanket

that he can take with him on his hospital days.

And finally, the UPS guy showed up with a huge box.... from our family, the Klingler's who

are serving as mission president for our church in Figi.  They sent Kean the coolest bike-- decked out

with a toy bin, a sun cover and a water bottle.

Reese was especially impressed and excited.

Byron will put the bike together this evening... for now, the box is proving to be pretty popular.

What a fun thing for Keanut to come home to-- it felt like Christmas in August!