Update on my Dad

Just back from tasty breakfast at the Over Easy... a cute, women-owned local cafe not too far from home. Seth had the special, strawberry chocolate chip pancakes, and they were incredible. Myles feasted on grits, a few bites of my egg croissant sandwich, and water.

My folks should be getting back from Houston today. They met with the doctor yesterday, and learned that he needs to come back on January 22nd for bloodwork, CT scan, lung scan, and heart exam. On the 23rd they will again meet with the doctor to determine the course of treatment. The good news is that the doctor seems to think that they will find a chemo for my dad to try, although she also didn't rule out radiation or even surgery as possibilities. The bad news is that we again need to wait to find out what that treatment will be, where he will get it, and how it will impact our lives. Fortunately, MD Anderson is quite impressive. Although my dad's form of cancer (a type of sarcoma) is very rare, they see 400-500 cases of sarcoma annually, and so we very much feel that my dad is in the right place at the right time. The other very good news is that my dad's insurance is covering all of this thus far, aside from his annual deductible. So please continue to keep my dad in your thoughts and prayers and I'll update you again later this month.

And now for an update on sweet Myles. Let's see...we are wondering whether he will be a nudist, as he loves to pull off his socks every day during nap time and fling them over the side of the crib, he pulls off his bib at every meal, he squeals each time he's naked, and he creatively resists being dressed in about every way possible. This morning, he offered his pacifier to his stuffed bear with a giggle and we thought that was cute. He also was proud to sit in his rocking chair and make it rock back and forth all by himself.

We're excited about his first birthday, which is coming up quickly! Today we are creating the invitations...it will be at the YMCA, a pool party followed by some cake and ice cream.