it's been a while

OK, I'm way overdue. I really haven't been too good at updating lately, so sorry about that.

Overall, things are going very well. For the last couple of weeks, Anna has been dealing with a little bit of a cold and a cough. She's has been on an antibiotic for a little bit, but thankfully she's been fighting it off well enough that she's been able to stay at home (and not go back to the hospital). I think it has her worn down a little bit but on most days she still feels good enough to go back/forth to the doctor for her checkups and run small errands like stopping at the super market. Some of her numbers have been a little lower than normal this past week, but nothing that a couple shots and possibly a transfusion can't fix.

This coming week should be relatively quiet from a treatment perspective, and then on the 23rd she starts another 8 week program that is much more intense that what she's doing now (but not as bad as the first few weeks back in September). I think we're all a little nervous about it, but it's nothing that she can't handle. Assuming everything stays on track, that means that by June she will be in maintenance - which means she has treatment about once a month. We're all looking forward to that, as she should really bounce back at that point.

This past week, Bianca came up from Orlando while she was on break from college. It was great to have her here, as she really does help with the cooking, laundry, TJ, etc. My mom is back this coming week, and then for parts of the next few weeks... Then Anna's other relatives (Bianca's grandparents) come up for much of April. While having visitors help out is great, it also means that TJ has been able to stay here the last few weeks and will continue to be here for the foreseeable future.

With TJ being here, he's gotten really close to Anna these days. Plus, she's been feeling well enough to give him milk, change the occasional diaper, and put him to sleep - so she's starting to feel more like a mom again (and it's been great to see). Hopefully, with all the people here over the next couple of weeks, we can get him potty trained.

that's all for now.