We had a whirlwind week with a roller coaster of emotions. Wednesday afternoon we went to Clint's consultation and we were given a very optimistic prognosis and fairly straightforward next steps. Clint has the most common form of Thyroid Cancer and if you were ever to get a cancer, we learned you want either thyroid or lymphoma given the prognosis and ability to treat. Clint will have surgery with two neck incisions and they wanted the surgery within the month. The surgery is lengthy (6-7 hours) but has minimal risks, mainly related to nerves connecting through the neck. He will be in the hospital about 2-3 days, assuming no complications and then off work for likely 2 weeks. 3-4 weeks post surgery, he will take an iodine pill which helps to kill off any remaining cells. We will learn more about this part of the treatment in a future apt. Once this pill concludes, he will go into ongoing monitoring to ensure blood levels remain positive. We are so ready to get this surgery going so we can be on the other side of this in no time! On Friday, we then heard from the surgeon's scheduler who had a date picked out and final without talking to us, not the message the surgeon had given on Wed. The date was not very conducive for the rest of our family schedule and far later than we had expected which made for a few stressful hours on Friday of attempting to get things re-arranged. Ultimately they moved the surgery date from the Monday to the Friday (Sep 16th), this makes child care a little more tricky with him in the hospital over a weekend, but we are figuring that out. We will unfortunately now miss the GA State vs Wisconsin game we were going to head to as well as my good pal Emily's wedding since Clint won't be cleared to fly in time for the wedding the following weekend. However, everyone has been very understanding of our change of plans and we feel peace just knowing we have a date and plan of attack.
I was having a rough day back to work on Tuesday
Clint sent me a pic of the kids at daycare drop off to cheer me up
Maci was being a brat and wouldn't look :)
Connor had Art Time w. a Lady Friend
Saturday - What a busy but fun day! We kicked off our morning with Maci's 2nd dentist cleaning. She was such a good girl again and was quite impressed with the Dentist's toy box :)
We then ran to get a bagel breakfast before hitting all the birthday party fun. These two together are just so adorable - their little bond is so sweet!
Then we were off to Sally, Maci's friend from school, 4th birthday party at the Big Thrill Factory. It was such a cute party with bowling and climbing fun. I left Maci and Clint around 11a to hit Avery's big 1st birthday with Connor. Maci continued to have a great time and told me all about her cupcake later in the afternoon.
Bowling Shoes on Lil Feet LOL
Gaming Fun
Avery was such an adorable one year old! Avery is Megan's daughter, my friend from work. I can't believe this time last year kicked off the crazy maternity leave madness. She was the friend that I covered mat leave for and then she did the same for me with Connor. We had a whopping 3 week overlap in Dec :) This makes me think Connor's 1st Birthday isn't too far away - SAD!
Not my Best Picture Ever
I had a Baby on my Hip :)
We then spent the rest of our Saturday from about 2p on being super lazy and enjoying a rainy day indoors. Maci loves playing pretend and recently she is always the mom and I have to be the sister. This picture is her saying "how tired she is as a mom" ummm guess she hears me a little too much! I also love how she uses the baby monitor as her cell phone HAHA
Sunday - Happy 8 months Connor! Clint went golfing with buddies around 9a and mom took the kiddos to Yo Yo Donuts for some breakfast in pjs. From donuts, the kids seemed to be in good moods so I dared the grocery with 2 kids alone. They were great and we were in and out in no time. Maci and I then spent the morning playing while Connor took a huge nap. I don't think he has been feeling himself the last few days and we think he is sleeping off whatever bug he may have. Clint got home around 2p and then finished cutting the grass a few moments ago. Today is absolutely gorgeous (72 and sunny) which almost makes it feel like fall - too soon but a nice teaser! We are thinking of taking a walk after Connor gets up from his current nap and I need to get some things ready for the week ahead. However, for now, I will enjoy a gorgeous Sunday afternoon with my super cute family!
He is Our Doll Baby!!!
Smiles for the Camera Even w. Tears in his Eyes ;-)
Eating Teething Biscuits & Showing Them Teeth!
We have another short week ahead! We leave to a cabin with 3 other families of friends Friday morning and stay through to Sunday. We are so excited to have some R&R and laughs with good friends. While we had to re-organize life no matter when the surgery would be, I am glad it didn't impact this trip as I know Clint was really looking forward to this trip.
Please keep sending prayers and optimism for Clint and our family!
Lots of Love,
C, K, M & C
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