These last 6 months have been spent relearning our family dynamic, finding a routine again, worrying about every little thing now that he wasn’t seeing his oncologist every week. It came with smiles and tears. The most important thing we’ve learned, is to ask ourselves “How is Kayden doing?” and that is where we find our comfort.

Today was Kayden’s routine MRI/Chest CT/lab tests. 

Today was prepped with days of anxiety. Tears. The unknown. Numbness. 

Today we got good news:

📏 Kayden’s tumor is stable (there was even a slight decrease in size of his tumor)

🚫 no disease in his chest

👋 removal of good ol’ Jimmy (his G tube) 

🏋️‍♀️ increase in weight

📅 see ya in 3 months 

👯‍♂️we even got to visit his radiation team & caught up with the sweetest child life specialist 

We couldn’t ask for better news. Kayden has been GOOD. He’s been energetic, has a great appetite, is physically more active, and has little to no complaints. We have signed him up for  🏈  this spring ( FLAG football. I’m not that crazy) and more recently he has been using the elliptical and lifting weights. 

Him and Kallen are finally finding common ground. He’s always been the most loving to Kamden, and nothing has changed with that. And it’s so great to see him and Aaron’s relationship growing again (it was ONLY mom for EVERYTHING for a very long time). 

Aaron and I will often comment “we are/he is doing much better than we were/he was a year ago..” “a year ago we were…” doing this or that… “a year ago, we didn’t know what life would be today.” 

I find myself looking back on pictures or reading my journal from a year ago. Things I never thought I’d forget are blurry. Events that I knew I’d remember forever are a foggy distant memory… things can change so quickly. We are incredibly blessed and grateful for where we are today.  And thankful for the news. 

1/2 way done with the first year…

Please, tell your people you love them. 

🧡 talk to you in July 🇺🇸