One more week....

Well, this time next week our beautiful baby boy will be here! I'm so excited and can't wait to see him and hold him! I'm focusing on the fact that I'm having a baby! He's going to be great!! He's estimated right now to be 5lbs. 4oz. He has one more week to gain a few more ounces. Hopefully, he'll be closer to 6lbs. but I just want to be healthy and strong!! I'm very curious to see if he has more hair then me! If he's anything like his brother, he will have a full head of hair! As soon as we can we will post he's stats and a picture!!

The plan is...I'm going into the hospital Sunday night at 7pm, they are going to start the induction that evening. So most likely he'll be born before morning. My labor with Pierce was only 4 hours, from the time they gave me the potocin to the time he was delivered! I'm hoping this delivery will be just as easy! Surgery is scheduled for Wednesday at 2pm, so I get to spend a few days with the sweet baby!

I feel fine, just really, really tired! I'm just going to take it easy this week and rest. I want to spend time with Ella and Pierce. Ella is having a lot of separation anxiety with me lately. I just hope that next week she'll be okay with Grandma! But I will be gone from Sunday until at least Friday, this will be the longest that I have ever been away from my babies!! I'm going to miss them so much!!!

While I'm at the hospital, I will get a full body CAT scan and a full body bone scan. This is standard staging procedures that they haven't been able to do because of the pregnancy. This will let us know if the cancer has or hasn't spread to other parts of my body! I hope and pray everyday that it hasn't spread. I pray that it has been contained the breast and they get clear margins during surgery!

Well, it late...I need to get some sleep! I hope everyone has a great week! Take care!

It's been awhile...

This week has been so busy! I'm ready for another vacation (HA) but that's not going to happen anytime soon! :-)

I had chemo on Wednesday and everything went well. My friend Michelle went with me and we did some scrapbooking! Hey..I'm there for four hours...so why not make it into "treat"ment time! We got a lot done and time went by really fast! I felt fine..just tired. Every time treatment really is a little different. Thank you, Michelle for going with me!

This was my last treatment before baby and surgery. The next 2 steps will be the kickers but I have lots of help lined up! I will try to keep you posted as much as possible, if not then I'll have Alex post an update!

I have a some good news that doesn't pertain to me...but want to share it! My wonderful husband just got a promotion at work! He is very happy and I'm very excited for him! He has been working so hard and deserves the recognition!!

Pierce is finally walking! He walks everywhere and is doing pretty good! He is so cute and so proud of himself! He walks around with a huge smile on his face!

Ella is about 98% potty trained. She's only had 2 accidents since we got back from the beach! This is very exciting for Mommy and Daddy, maybe we can stop buying pull-ups soon and only have to buy 2 sets of diapers! Mommy is also happy b/c she starts preschool in the fall and HAS to be potty trained! She is very excited about her baby brother coming, she asks me everyday!

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers...I can't even begin to tell you how much it means to me!

Here's the Deal!

I met with my surgeon yesterday and here is the plan! I have one more round of chemo next week, July 18. I have to wait 3 weeks after chemo to have surgery, I will go into the hospital (Georgetown Hospital) on Aug. 6 and be induced at 35 1/2 weeks. I'll get to spend 2 precious days with my newborn before I'm taken to surgery on Aug. 8. The baby will most likely be in the NICU for a few days maybe even a week just in case. Hopefully everything will go okay with me and the baby will be fine and we can both go home together Friday, Aug. 10! That would be best case scenario. All of the doctors that I have met with, the high-risk OB, the neonatologist (who knows how to spell this things), and my surgeon have all been so nice and accommodating. They will be taking very good care of me and baby!

After surgery, I will start chemotherapy again within a few weeks, a different type (Taxol) one that is not known to be safe during pregnancy that is why I will be doing this after delivery. This will probably be once a week for a few months. I then plan on doing radiation, this will be everyday for about a month. Hopefully this we be the end of my treatment but I guess we really won't know that until we come to that bridge. I will be taking tamoxifen, a hormone therapy for 5 years following treatment as a preventative method.

Needless to say, I have a long road ahead of me still. I'm just looking at it as a small price to pay for my health!

I really appreciate all the love and support! Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. Please keep me and the baby in your prayers, as I will keep you in mine!

Well, we are back from the beach! I miss it already but I feel great, renewed! I'm ready to fight and conquer all! I will make it a point to back again sometime in the fall before it gets too cold to help again with the healing process! I'm so refreshed and rested, I really needed a vacation!!

The kids loved the beach. Ella had a blast playing with her cousins, splashing in the water, looking for pirates, and making sand castles. Pierce had no fear...he would crawl right into the water. He didn't mind the sand, just moved right along despite getting all sandy! He liked to sit in his Nemo chair and snack all day! He also liked playing with the sea shells. Alex got some good guitar time in and he got to go see the new Die Hard movie.

We had a great time with the whole Vorce clan, very nice to spend time with family! We had a photographer come and take family pictures on the beach. I can't wait to see them! This the first time we have all taken a picture together! It was my idea..I'm so brillant!!! :-)

I hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th of July! We had a blast...Ella and Pierce loved the fireworks! I feel great...I've had many moments that I don't think about cancer and all that I have to go through over the next few months. The weather has been great! I hope to come back maybe in the fall. This has been a great healing experience for me. I'm spending time with my family, reading, playing with the kids, and sitting on the beach, there is no where else that I rather be! Take care!

Hello,

I met with the high risk OB on Friday, I will be transferring my baby care to Georgetown as well. I will go in a few days before surgery and they will induce labor, probably between 35 and 36 weeks and we will try natural childbirth...well with super drugs if needed!! Ha Ha! I'm happy about that...didn't want to heal from 2 major surgeries. I think it's kinda neat that all my babies will be born at different hospitals. We are looking at the first week in August right now..but that will be confirmed on July 12 after I meet with my surgeon!



I'm at the beach for the next week, one of my most favorites places in this world. I'm looking forward to some relaxation and fun! Just the smell of the ocean air has already lifted my spirits!