mama carmen prayers

happy thanksgiving to you all - i thought what better day to ask for your continued support than a day many of us use to reflect upon and realize all the wonderful we are blessed with!

we recently found out that mama carmen's multiple myeloma is quite persistent and strong, so we have started a new chemo treatment.  i know she needs all the prayers and happy wishes you can provide.  we are on the 2nd week of treatment and have at least 14 more to go - we will keep you posted...

peace to each of you.

Week 24- the fun roller coaster continues

So Vron heard a story on NPR on the rise of infant mortality due to whooping cough. She has since been on a mission to make sure the entire family is up to date on all their vaccinations, including pertussis, aka whooping cough. I tried to reason with her explaining Aggies love to whoop (she found very little humor in the previous joke).

whooping cough explained (not aggie related)

The family is doing well and everything is going splendidly. We did have a few concerning episodes this past month but think we're back on track since mama has tried to lighten her load a bit and is forcing herself to rest more.  Ronnie's belly is getting bigger everyday and the excitement continues to build. We still have not had any confirmation on the gender of the baby, so for now it remains androgynous. We see our regular doc again in 2 weeks so hopefully we can coax her for more info. We did find out that the specialist filled out the required forms with baby KJ as a boy. Again, when we were there he did not sound very confident with that prognostication so nobody get too excited. We are still mulling over names but seem to be stumped. We would like a name that can be translated into both English and Spanish and that is also a saint (that should be real easy...) Some of our early choices are- Olivia, Sophia, Valentina, Benjamin, & Mateo. Wait...  Vron just nixed Benjamin. I guess I cannot honor the great Mr. Bratt now. Please cast your vote for which ones you like at:

http://www.wedont'tcarewhatyouthink.gov/

(not an actual link)

Have a great weekend and remember to cheer on the Ags and the Froggies. Thanks.