Jude is sick. It’s very strange because the entire time we were in Indiana, we were amazed that the boys went 7 weeks without any illness. But, after arriving home, Jude was coughing like crazy within 10 hours or so and threw up on 2 different beds and in 2 different buckets.  I got tired of …
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Jude’s Quote of the Day
Today Andy was successful at getting Jude to clean up his and Levi’s mess without Jude throwing a fit. When Andy asked Jude to clean up the toy mess, Jude apparently said, “I realized that crying for an hour would just take longer and I wouldn’t get my way in the end.”
Back to the Old Routine
It was back to the old routine today. I went to work this morning and Andy and the boys stayed home to do whatever it is that they do besides mess up the house (probably better if I don’t know all the details). Asher had a really rough day and spent most of it crying, which is …
Jude’s Quotes from the Ride Home
Regarding his party cake at the proton center that said “Great job, Jude”, “Do you think they made that cake or did they search very, very hard for one that said, ‘Great job, Jude’”? Regarding his Ben 10 action figures the proton center gave him, “China. It says ‘China’. Does that mean made in China?” …
Home Cluttered Home
We were gone for 7 weeks so while it was nice to return home, it was also pretty stressful with all the stuff that had to be put away and cleaned up. Of course I couldn’t help but think that since we had survived for 7 weeks without most of the contents of our house …
The Last Treatment!
The day has finally come. Jude’s 7 weeks of proton radiation will wrap up today. We’re thrilled. In fact, I was so excited that I barely slept last night. I bet I got about 4-1/2 hours of sleep. We’ll have to get a picture of Jude running into the proton center and running out of …
Reflections on Heading Home
32 down, just 1 to go! We can hardly believe that the end of radiation has almost come. It’s so exciting. I’ve doing a ton of packing and cleaning since we are heading home to Minnesota right after treatment tomorrow. It’s a 12 hour drive with no stops. We’ll be back home on Wednesday and …
Jude’s Quotes of the Day
When the @reply from Andy’s Twitter feed popped up on the iPad while he was playing a game on it, “Twitter stop bugging me. I’m just a 5 year old boy.” After I told him, “Jude, I love you so much. You are so special to me” he just said, “I know, Mom.” After I told …
Weekend in Cincinnati
We had another busy weekend. On Saturday, we traveled to northern Kentucky, near Cincinnati, to visit the Creation Museum. We were there 3 years ago with our friend from Germany when Jude was just 2 and the other boys didn’t exist. It is a great place to visit. I especially enjoyed visiting the petting zoo where …
Birthday Bash for Little Ash
Our little Asher turned 1 today. It’s so hard to believe that our little baby is already walking and practically talking toddler. We have so many nicknames for him (Asher Basher, Ash, Bobo, Bobz, etc.) that the other day I actually had to stop and think for about a minute as to what his middle name is. …