Gentry did great last week with his spinal tap. He stayed a little calmer which helped a lot. We told him it was okay to cry but would go faster if he wouldn't yell and fight so much. He also did great while Dr. Rosen did a quick checkup and checked his central line. We were very proud of him. He also had a great 4th birthday. We had family and a few friends over for sandwiches and cake. He loves his new Better Batter Baseball game. Brooks is growing like crazy. He had a checkup and shots last week. He weighed in at 2o lbs 11 oz and is 29 inches long. He is off the charts. He is trying to crawl a little bit but usually just waits until we pick him up. Gentry has had a lot of fun playing with Brooks. He likes bringing him toys to play with but definitely doesn't want Brooks touching his toys. As long as Gentry's blood counts are good we will have a round of chemo this week. Keep us in your thoughts.

Gentry did great taking his chemotherapy this past week. He didn't
complain at all
which made it much easier on us. It did start to wipe him out by Thursday night. He was really worn out on Friday. These pictures are from the Relay for Life that benefits the American Cancer Society. Gentry was the youngest survivor there. We went to the Survivors Dinner first and then we walked the Survivors lap together as a family. There were 4 teams of students and staff from my school who helped to raise money and walk all night for Gentry. The walk started at 7:oo pm and ended this morning at 7:00 am. It was a fun night and Gentry got to help light the candles that spelled out "Hope", it was very special for us. We also found out this week that we will be leaving on March 13 to go to
Orlando thanks to Make A Wish. This trip is the incentive we are using to help encourage Gentry to take his medicine. We have a spinal tap on Monday so that will be a rough day. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

More pictures form camp!

We took Gentry to Camp Victory this weekend. It was family camp for children who are currently in treatment or have completed treatment. It was a great time. We built rockets and launched them, they had horses to ride, a carnival, a shaving cream fight, swimming time and of course our favorite the therapy dogs that come to Dr. Rosen's office. We met a lot of great families! I will post some more pictures, we took tons. We have a round of chemo this week and Gentry sees his cardiologist for a checkup. We also met with the Wish Granters from Make A Wish and have the paperwork turned in. Hopefully we will hear soon about our trip to see Shamu. I think Gentry's first "camp" experience was good. He was starting to not feel good towards the end so keep your fingers crossed that he doesn't get sick.