A moment in time

The past week has been difficult.  Tom started the Temodar chemo pills last week.  The 3rd day in he got sick, then the next 2 days no vomiting, just the dry heaves, which I think is even worse.  Today he is 3 days out from the last dose and starting to do a little better.  The vivid dreams keep him awake at night so much so that he doesn't feel like he got any sleep, so he naps periodically throughout the day, then again at night, he can't sleep.  He moves from his bed, to the couch, to his recliner trying to get comfortable.  I hate it for him.  He and his dad talked about going to walk the mall or wal-mart just for something to do.  I need to get them to actually go do this now.  Tom is so bored, and I think that is why he cat naps all day long, there's nothing else to do.  The only time the x-box has ever been on is for Nathan's requests to watch Toy Story 3 or Elmo.

It seems as time stands still sometimes, but at the same time passes by at lightening speed.  Will we ever find a happy medium?

Nathan has been having a lot of fun playing with all his new birthday and Christmas toys.  We go from building wooden blocks, to building mega blocks, the geo-track train, eat a snack, run errands, take a nap, do laundry, play drums, lunch, play more blocks, throw Woody and Buzz around, get a time out, take another nap (perhaps), wrestle, play hide-n-seek, play blocks, take a bath, read books and go to bed.    Then! Finally! Mommy gets to work on Snuggli Bebe / rDesignStudio / My Pure Body Naturals, Facebook, blogging, flip laundry, empty the dishwasher, take out the trash, make sure Tom took his pills (happens throughout the day as well), listen to shows I DVR'd as I work on the computer, talk to friends on Facebook, and then get to bed by 1am.

I did manage to get in some sewing therapy today!  I found this awesome tutorial on how to make a padded zippered laptop sleeve.  I've been wanting one of these and what better way than to make it!

I also made us each a travel pillow to bring on our Florida trip.  Tom's is WI Badgers with soft black minky on the back.  Nathan's is Groovy Guitars with soft aqua minky on the back, and mine is an Alexander Henry print I can't remember the name of, but I love the big huge modern flowers (and it matches my laptop sleeve).  I added soft black minky to the back of my pillow.  The ribbon loops on Nathan's are for fun and function, like the two on each of Tom's and my pillow.  I put them there so we can hook the pillows to our luggage to carry through the airport, so we don't have to hold them and drop them, etc...  I know, so thoughtful of me:)

I really enjoyed sewing something super fun and something for ME/US today instead of orders.  I did design a new cloth diaper for Snuggli Bebe called "The Daddy Dipe" cuz it's so easy, even Daddy can do it!  :)  I listed them for sale and marketed them last night, and both sold immediately, with two pre-orders!  That made my night last night!

{THANK YOU ALL}
I just want to take this moment to THANK everyone for your outpouring of love, support, prayers, generosity, and for all of the encouragement.  It really means SO much, I cannot even put into words.  We love you all, and Thank You All!

Warmly,
Roxanne

Our Christmas Gift

We had a wonderful Christmas this year, celebrating our new family! Nathan enjoyed getting to know the faces of his cousins, aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas and even his great-grandma! Christmas Eve was spent with the Schwandt family and Christmas Day was spent with the Piunti family. My paternal grandmother lives in Chicago, so my parents travelled down there to bring her up here for the holiday. We attended Christmas Eve service together and new aunties Sasha and Suzie enjoyed holding, feeding and admiring Nathan during the service. Later on, back at the Schwandt's, cousin Hannah enjoyed lots of special bonding time holding Nathan and cooing him to sleep. New great-grandma Dorothy thoroughly enjoyed time with her great grandson all day on Christmas day, and aunties Sasha and Suzie helped out so I could take a much needed nap. It was so special to have my sisters and my grandma here this holiday. We look forward to our first road trip with Nathan this summer to visit my grandma.


My sisters also plan on coming to town (from the Twin Cities MN/St.Paul) more often to watch Nathan grow. Talk about growing.... over the past week alone I can tell my baby has grown so much. I actually had taken him in the day after Christmas because he was so congested and I wanted to be sure if he was sick that we got him healthy at once... he's not sick, just congested after being in the womb breathing amniotic fluid vs being in the real world breathing dry winter air. A vaporizer has already helped his congestion, and I couldn't believe the boogers coming out of his little nose! He's pretty much over that now, but at the appt he was weighted and measured. Nathan now weights 7lbs 1.4 oz and is 20" long! WOW, our little growing boy! :)

The week prior to Christmas, we had the joy of my best-cousin, Arissa, being in town. She and I grew up together and have a special cousin-bond. Arissa was so excited to come here and be the first to photograph our sweet boy. Arissa has been very successful at starting her own photography business, Arissa's Creative Photography; she even has her own studio, does amazing work and is in high demand by many. I'm so proud of her accomplishments and I am so spoiled at all the wonderful pictures she took of our son, our sweet precious baby, Nathan. Below is a sampling of pictures from Arissa:

We hope you enjoyed your Christmas holiday and have a safe and happy New Year. 2009 is just around the corner.

*hugs and love*
Roxanne :)
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