Within just a couple of days, the difference in our home was night and day. Just in time to celebrate Daddy's birthday! His birthday was on a Tuesday this year and apparently at this job, you get the day off when it's your birthday! Woohoo!
The girls and I sneaked out early and picked up donuts to surprise Daddy!
And Abigail helped me make his cake! (Look at that smile! So relieved to have her feeling good again!)
Since Tuesday also happens to be chemo day, Andrew came with us for the first time! We figured he should know the routine just in case he ever had to take her and with Grandma there and him with the day off, it was perfect timing!
Passing time playing with new toys while we wait for her counts to come in.
And turns out, she failed her counts for the first time. Which actually worked well! We got to cut out after only a couple of hours, but Dad still got to meet everyone and get the general idea of things. And still enjoy some time off for his birthday!
Every week on our way out of the hospital we pass this vending machine and every week Abigail begs to get something. Because it was a special occasion, we actually did this time! Abigail picked two things that we said she could bring home and share with her sisters. She was having a hard time waiting, so on the drive home when I still wouldn't let her open them she tells me, "Mom, who's the one with the brain tumor?" Um. Excuse me? When I replied, "Who paid for them?" she came right back with, "Who's the one with cancer?" First of all, we have never said that word to her and second, this newly budding feeling of entitlement is worrisome!
And yes, we made her wait until we got home so she could share.
But not before taking pictures at the cool horses in front of the building by the hospital!
She loved being with Daddy on his birthday!
And parked right in front of the horses was a Sierra Springs truck! Andrew and I have been watching Monk (I got him the full DVD series for Father's Day) and Monk will only drink Sierra Springs bottled water. We had to get a picture.
It's a long walk back to the car!
And a surprise from the other girls when we got home!
The girls were more than willing to help Daddy open his new saw that night!
And Seth and his tongue assisted in blowing out the candles on Daddy's 'better than anything' cake :)
Andrew makes 37 look good!
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