December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas to all. We had a quiet but relaxing Christmas. I was up till 2am last night putting the finishing touches on Todd's mom's mini-scrapbook I gave her as a gift so this little elf is tired! We got up early and went to Todd's parents first. We left at noon and went to mom's.
When we got there Haidyn had been asleep about 45 minutes or so. When we left at 3, she was still snoozing! We left with steaks to make dinner at our house. At 6:30 mom and Ken came over for dinner; Haidyn was asleep again! They think we drug her but she really does only sleep, eat and bathe. Right before our dinner was ready she woke up in time to get granddaddy to give her a bottle before we sat down to dinner. She watched everyone from her bouncy seat and was the center of attention. After dinner we sat in front of the fireplace and played scrabble. Haidyn became the life of the party making her happy noises laying between Todd and me on the loveseat. I simply can't get enough of watching my mom watch and play with my baby. You can't tell who's happy anymore because Haidyn has big smiles too.
God has been so good and blessed us in countless ways. This year has been extreme but I am thankful for my family both immediate and spiritual. I am most thankful for your prayers and for God's healing powers within my mom. She still has good days and some bad, those are more like bad moments not full days anymore. We are officially 1/2 way through the treatments now. We are focused on beating this cancer and are reaching for God's hand of peace and healing every step of the way. I didn't get to tear open many presents today and get excited about the contents of the box but I did get to hug and kiss my beautiful mom, share a meal, entertainment and my baby on Christmas in our home. God is good always and I am most appreciative on God's guidence for the doctors and nurses who have administered the drugs that are healing mom's body and for your prayers. God is answering and blessing!