April 20 Photo Session (by Mom)

Here's some pics from a photo shoot Mommy did of me with my bald head.

Steroids Again

Well, the steroids started March 17 and lasted a total of 21 days. That gave Jack just enough time to put on 8 pounds, going from 28-36 pounds. (He lost down to 24 before the mucositis hospitalization.) See www.caringbridge.org/visit/jacksonvernon for details about the mucositis, steroids, Jack-isms, and more.

An Early (and very cold) Easter

The week we got home from Gatlinburg we experienced St. Patty's day and Easter all within 7 days! It's the earliest Easter ever. (Well, not really ever, but at least for my lifetime, and Jack's, too, for that matter.) Jack loved to hunt all 75 of his eggs and wanted to look for even more. I thought that was plenty. They were all confined to his playground, so at least we knew we couldn't miss them by too much. Easter dinner was a treat.

Gatilinburg Vacation

We took Jack's first trip to Gatlinburg from March 14th-16th. Jack was having some ups and downs having just gotten over mucositis. A lot of the trip was spent wanting to go home. But we did get a few smiles in the play area of the Aquarium as well as when we stopped at a roadside creek to do some fishing.

Valentine's Party

Jack visited his school for their Valentine's party. That was lots of fun. He had a blast being around all the kids. And he remembered pretty much all of their names after having been gone 5 months! I, personally, thought that was pretty advanced for a 2 year old.