Beckham shaving his daddy's head. He absolutely loved helping out. Afterwards we shaved his head...this was little over a week after his first treatment was done. I would touch his head and hair would just come out out in my hands. He is a cute little bald boy now though. :)
Facetiming with Navy! These two absolutely adore each other!
Craft time! He loves painting!!!
Eating...but, not this! Gross!
Chemo....round 2, day 2
Fun surprises!
Overall, today was a good day. The evening was a little rough when Beckham started experiencing a lot of pain in his left leg, but we had a fun day together none the less.
Checked Beckham in this morning to Primary Children's. Mixed emotions taking him in. I know that he needs this treatment but it's hard to take him in because I know how hard this is on him. So grateful that Beckham's in a good mood today. He put on his shoes and mask without any complaints, and the initial look over by the nurses went well. He's getting familiar with the routine. A real pro
grandmas blanket, orange juice & scooby do. ready to go...
Here I am wide awake when I should be sleeping. It's my turn to wake up at 3am to give Beckham his meds and it's 1230am. I give them to him through his central line and it takes about a half hour for the meds to empty and then back to bed I go....anyway...
I have a lot of my mind right now. Beckham goes back to the hospital tomorrow for round 2 of chemo. I am nervous for him. I am hoping the chemo goes easy on him again. He didn't seem to get too sick last time. I'm sad that the rest of his hair will probably fall out. He has already lost most of it, but the little peach fuzz he has left on his head are in a way are the last bits of what "normal" was for me. I don't even know if that makes any sense. :/ I am worried about Beckham's leg. The last couple weeks he has been limping around. Sometimes he just stops and asks me to carry him. It breaks my heart to watch him hobble around. When will life be normal?
Last week someone in a Facebook group that I am in, for Utah cancer moms, posted about this song. It seems to hit perfectly how we are feeling in my house right now. The musician wrote it for a couple he knew whose son had leukemia. I thought it was worth sharing with you all.
Have any of you heard of this blog? It's www.millathenightbaker.blogspot.com. If you haven't yet, you should. She is an amazing young woman who whole heartedly details he battle with an eating disorder. She has a passion for baking and finds it therapeutic. (Camilla, I hope I'm explaining correctly.) This thoughtful woman is holding cookie auctions every Tuesday and Thursday. You simply go to her blog and you can bid. The winner gets their choice of cookies. I haven't tried them yet, but I have heard they are a.m.a.z.i.n.g. She is doing this just for the month of October. Please head on over to:
My dear friends Justin and Amanda are making these bracelets for my little boy. They are $5 each and all profits go towards Beckham's battle with cancer. If you you would like to order email beatitbeckham@gmail.com and let them know what you would like. You can purchase on Etsy as well. They are a little more on there because of fees and such. That website is www.etsy.com/shop/beckhamsbattle
Saturday, September 3rd, I found myself driving back up to the hospital. Beckham had a rough night and that morning had a fever. I called into Primary Children's and they said bring him in ASAP. When I arrived I headed to the ER where they told me he had a fever of 104.5!!! Which kind of freaks me out. This little boy of mine never really had fevers before all of this started happening. So, to keep it all short. Beckham had some bacterial infection in his blood and a cold. He had fevers the first few days in the hospital. He had three red blood cell transfusions and three platelet transfusions. We were discharged last Thursday, October 3rd. Beckham has had high energy and seemed like himself since being home.
