Packing List

How do you keep a two year old entertained ALL day at the hospital? You bring the right supplies! It is one thing if they are sick and don't feel good to be in the hospital-but much harder when they are just there for treatment-it is a boring place to be after all. So here is Connor's list of must haves:

1. Yellow Blankie (he is not a blanket boy, but it helps to have a "piece of home" along when you get scared)

2. Purple Umbrella Stroller (A must! He loves to walk around the hospital pushing it. Sure it would look more manly if it was his lawn mower-but those things don't exactly fold up for easy travel, lol)

3. Ba-Ba (Yes-he still has his bottle and no I don't know when it is going bye-bye...Soon is the new answer)

4. Stroller (this is his "safe place" where he goes to calm down after having his port accessed, or any other traumatic procedure)

5. Barney DVD (He isn't really into TV at all, but will watch some Barney at the hospital...I guess it beats watching Mama look worried?)

6. Mama & Daddy (I should have put this one at the top of the list!)

We will be at The Medical Center for Connor's IVIG infusion most of the day. Samantha is all packed and ready to join the fun, lol. Please keep Connor in your prayers, that it goes as smoothly as possible-I know he will be on edge after the hard time he had a few weeks ago when the meds infiltrated under his skin. We plan on doing lots of checking to make sure he is A-O-K through the whole procedure. Also, he will be having his 5th CT scan next Tuesday to check for new tumor growth (praying he remains NED!!!)

Quiet here without Ryan and Stacy...Samantha and I are trying to stay busy to pass the time until they come home. Today we took Belle for a walk and went swimming at Nini's...Connor opted out this time! He just put his feet in like usual. Oh well-at least he gets his feet wet, right?