catching up...

Thankfully the last week has been quite a contrast of the week before!

Camryn has done super this past week and she is well on her way to being a 100%. She still gets her nightly IV fluids and will continue for about four more days...it's going well, not nearly as big of a hassle as I had envisioned. We added the pump to our nightly ritual and I won't lie it's pushed our nightly routine to about an hour getting everything ready for Camryn to go to bed...but, thankfully it's working and she's doing well.

We are very grateful to have our girl back...her smile, her laugh, her spirit, her everything. When Camryn is sick it just brings back so many rough memories, things just don't seem to click and it leaves our family of four just surviving...not really living. We hold our breath and all of us, Wyatt included long for the day when Cam is okay. Seeing her and Wyatt building train tracks all over the house, playing cars and making little videos on her computer just makes my heart smile...and it does me good.

I am grateful that we got through this virus before Christmas vacation, the thought of spending Christmas battling this was enough to bring me to tears. I am having a hard enough time feeling like we have taken steps backward this Christmas, so the thought of a sick Camryn just was too much. But, she is back...helping me wrap gifts like crazy, enjoying the holiday crafts she is doing with her teacher and loving every second of the holiday season. Yep, there is much to celebrate.

Wyatt is doing great...thrilled beyond belief that his best friend is back in action. Loves having his Camryn all better! He is enjoying spending time playing and last night he read me a story...yep, he wants to go to school too! Although Wyatt is very excited for Christmas, he is having a hard time understanding the "Christmas season" and opening gifts on Christmas. Not quite understanding why the gifts just sit and wait....much more of a right now guy!

Jason and I are doing well...the ups and downs throughout this journey get tiresome. We are both very excited for Christmas vacation and some days of just being and catching our breath. Last night we had dinner at our friends house and it was so nice, to be out amongst friends...it was a much needed evening out and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks to M&C for having us over.

We are trying to come up with some activities for the vacation, little things to do here and there. Just to enjoy time as a family...we are excited for the Christmas season! And very excited for 2010...

Another year...sometimes I wonder what it will bring? And other times I'm just thankful for this day. Caught living in the now and trying to not worry about tomorrow...