Nearly at the top of the mountain

Finally a Picture of the little Guy- NOLAN-- I know he's not so little anymore :(

GUESS WHO

My Last night at camp children's

Well Nolan and I get to go home in less than fourteen hours.
Crazy to think we have already been here fifteen days.
Even Crazier to think that leaving is bitter sweet
I am actually going to miss parts of being here at the hospital
Fun nurses- who it is actually hard to say goodbye too
The simple life- where there is little multi tasking
One on one time with Nolan- snuggling him with no interuptions
Sleeping in till 9:30- even if I got no sleep the night before
My husband doing all the work around the house

Things I will not miss
Taking a shower here
Beeps from machines and sounds from other rooms
Cafeteria food
Not being able to see Mike and the kids
Having to be inside a small room - I need fresh air
Lack of socialization
This very comfortable couch bed

OVERALL
I AM TOTALLY READY TO GO HOME>and
NOLAN REALLY WANTS TO SEE HIS DAD, BROTHERS, AND SISTER

I didn't have a horrible time at camp but I definitely do not wish to return again.

Thank you Jesus for the break in life- the special time Nolan and me had -the time Mike and the kids got to have with each other without me around- and all the extra time the kids received from their grandparents.

Yet Another Border with Curly Hair

Zoom in to see Nolan's curly hair-

Mike comes to visit

Well Mike steals some time away and comes up for a slumber party

A little Chinese food and a movie

Some much needed time for the two of us to hang out together-

Without crazy kids

Funny thing is

Nolan cried through most of our movie

and then for another 2 hours after that

I spent most of my time feeding and rocking him

Hoping that the neighbor kids could not hear the swearing from the movie we rented

Pineapple Express

Mike got a good taste of why I am not getting all that much sleep here at Camp Children's

All and all it was really fun-

A little relaxation mixed in with reality

Not to mention -

It was great to wake up next to him - even if it was in the hospital bed

HUMBLED

As I sit in my little room and lay with Nolan on my chest

I am humbled by a visitor

The mother of my hospital neighbor

She invites me over to listen to a harp player

This is their 13th visit to Children's Since September

I enter their room to find peacefulness and tranquility

I observe their family

The father is massaging his 16 year old daughters feet

Quietly asking every nurse that enters the room to wash with special soap

because the hospital soap makes his daughter sick

The daughter lies in bed recieving her chemotherapy

Her wig tossed in the corner

Her Mother sits next to her holding her daughters hand-

her eyes are closed and she is praying

Every so often

She helps her daughter choke down some extra medicine

with the only food she can tolerate

The harp player continues singing a song about Jesus

the entire time

I am fighting back tears

Holding Nolan thankful that he is not really sick

Wondering how this family does it

What in the world do I have to complain about

Thinking about how much strength this family has

What an amazing girl this teenager must be

As the beepers beep off every ten minutes

The Father silences the huge machine

with what had to be ten different bags on it

Tiptoes out to get a nurse

ensuring

His daughter who just fell asleep is not wakened

She has not slept in two days

I tip toe out

Humbled

Praying for a miracle for such an incredible family

They are one of five families who have been my hospital room neighbors

All here because their children have Cancer

I am just here because of a little bacteria in my baby

All cleared up Now

Just waiting to go home

Humbled by the fact that I may never return

They are just waiting for three weeks to pass to come back again