Friday, October 23, 2009

Update




I met with the surgeon who did my lymph node biopsy today. There were no signs of cancer in the lymph node! (Hooray!) He did not have any explanation for the enlarged lymph nodes and enlarged spleen, and so he wants to wait a few months and do another CT scan to check their size. We are so relieved and thankful for your prayers!
Here are a few pictures from when we went to the pumpkin patch.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Toby has a job!

Toby has a job and technically started last week. It's for a company called Bodine and they do industrial clean up mostly at factories-no haz mat though. He went to Decatur, Il for training all last week. He still doesn't know if he will like the job or not but he starts tomorrow with actual work so I guess he will find out this week what it's really all about. It took him just over a month to get a job so not too bad with the economy. A few of the guys he is working with were out of jobs for quite a while it sounded like. The job is based out of Clinton, Ia, which is about a 30 min drive from door to door.

I'm still liking my job at Sullivan's Grocery store. Wyatt had to start going to the babysitters last week when Toby was away. His babysitter is a girl that was a year ahead of me in school. She has three kids, two of them are in school and the other is just over a year old. He really likes Wyatt and gives him hugs and kisses when I go to pick Wyatt up. It's really cute. She also takes a few other kids part time.

I'm really hoping that Toby likes his new job. It pays decent and is close by. I know Toby is happy to get back in to the swing of working. He liked being Mr. Mom but not being stuck home everyday all day.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Good News

No, I am not pregnant! But I assume most of you know that I have been getting tests done because my doctor found that I had enlarged lymph nodes and was concerned it could be lymphoma. My original blood work came back abnormal, and the doctor said it could be because of cancer. They redid my blood work and did a CT scan. This time my blood work looked good, and the only thing that showed up on the CT scan was that my spleen is enlarged also. The spleen is part of the lymphatic system. This is a common side effect of viruses like mono. It could still be lymphoma, so I am having a biopsy done today, but I am feeling really positive that it will be nothing. Thanks for all of the prayers!

Thursday, October 1, 2009

In case you haven't heard....

Tyler and I are expecting our second baby! I'm just barely pregnant, but I figure I'm due June 4th. Josie seems pretty okay with the idea. She goes back and forth over whether she wants a boy or a girl. Tyler's hoping for a boy. I don't care either way. So far I feel pretty good, unlike last time.

So, there you go. One more Kirk!