Urban Onramps

She’s got the little bumps on her body, but it’s a mild case. She has had all her vaccinations, so chicken pox has not flared up like it normally does. Nevertheless, we’re keeping her away from other children. She’s at Aunt Shirley’s in West LA right now. I miss her. She’s only three but she’s perceptive and grasps significant concepts, so I’ve always got to stay on my toes.

Here are some pictures of the kids:

(above) It’s Samuel feeding baby Gabrielle on my bed.

(above) Here’s Sam at City of Hope last week. He went for his monthly check up. It’s all good. He’s not only done with chemotherapy (he finished in November), he’s now officially done with Bactrim, too. This was the second hospital visit in a row where he did not scream bloody murder when the nurse drew blood by inserting a needle into his arm. All this time - more than three years - Sam got blood draws via a needle into his chest port. Psychologically, it’s a different thing to get a straight needle into the arm than to get one into his chest port. So I’m glad he’s getting stronger about regular blood draws.

(above) Here’s Micah on stage at my church’s Easter Sunday service. This was during rehearsal.

(above) I was in the backyard the other day, washing down the patio, and Micah wanted to play with the hose. She loves it. She would sit there for an hour if she could, just letting the water run.

(above) Here’s Micah at ballet class. They did a performance that was beyond simplistic, but hey, the kids are 3 and 4. Micah loves ballet, hip hop dance, writing her name on paper, painting, chalk drawing, singing along to Alicia Keys’ “No One” and U2’s “it’s all right, it’s all right” (i.e. Mysterious Ways), and slugging her brother in the back.

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 at 11:50 pm.