Looking Up

Things are looking up here at the Robinson household. Alan's groshong had to be removed due to the infection, and a picc line is now in place. He's getting additional antibiotics thru an IV here at home twice a day, and is feeling much, much better. Chemo has been postponed for a week to give him time to clear the infection and regain his strength, but all signs indicate that we are winning the battle. His cancer number is down from about 302 when we started the process to 69, which is great!

I'm missing the newest addition to our family, Taylor, and I'm really looking forward to her Papa, Aunt Jennifer and Uncles Jason and Christopher to get to meet her. Shawna and Tyler promise to keep us up-to-date with lots of pictures. Shawna will be picking up the pictures that we had made at Sears on Friday, and I'm anxious to get them!

Taylor's growing!

Taylor had her 2 week old check up today and weighed 8 lb. 8 oz., and 21 inches long. She's looking very healthy, and starting to stay awake more. It's going to be so hard to leave her tomorrow to return to Colorado, but I'm think I'm needed there. Thank goodness for e-mail and digital cameras!

March Happenings

Our sweet, cuddly granddaughter is the one bright spot in our lives. Elsewhere, things could be better. While I came to Kentucky to be with Tyler, Shawna and Taylor; Grandpa left New York to stay with Alan and the boys in Colorado. Alan hasn't been feeling well, his energy level is pretty much at an all time low. Found out today that he has an infection, and will be having an antibiotic thru an IV for 7 days. In the midst of all of this, Alan's brother, just 4 years older than him, died in his bed of a heart attach. Grandpa had to fly back to New York and take care of things there, and is now back in Colorado.

We appreciate all of your ongoing prayers and concern. We are definitely praying for things to look up soon! I'll be back in Colorado Saturday night, just in time to add the loss of an hours sleep due to daylight savings time to my jet lag!

She's Here!!!

Our granddaughter, Taylor, arrived early Thursday morning weighing in at 7 lbs. 5 1/2 oz. and 20 inches long. She's absolutely beautiful, very cuddly, and loves to sleep. She and her Mommy are both doing very well and will be home this weekend.

We've had a lot going on the past couple of weeks. Grandpa drove out from New York to stay with the "boys" while Cindy is in Kentucky. Of course, he came a little early so that we would have time to play cards. Then Donna decided to take a long weekend and fly our from PA for a visit, so it was great seeing her, catching up, and teaching her to play Rook.

Alan had his 4th session of chemo on the 11th - only 8 more to go! But hey, the last pet scan showed that it was working, so onward we go. The last couple sessions have really zapped his energy, and there have been days when he's barely made it thru the 4 hr. day at work, but he's not complaining, and keeping a smile on his face.

Cindy (that's me) left on the 12th, and flew out to be with Tyler, Shawna, and ultimately granddaughter Taylor. We had a baby shower on Sunday afternoon, for which I made 96 cupcakes, and we had meatballs, pinwheels, cheese ball, pineapple ball and a veggie tray. Shawna got a lot of nice things for Taylor, and I had a great time visiting with friends and family.

Well, Taylor will be here on Thursday, so you'll be seeing her soon!

Super Bowl

We had a great time at a Super Bowl party with our kids Youth Group. Good friends, lots of food, and a very exciting game! Alan was pretty wiped out this weekend, and barely had the energy to make it to the McLaughlin's house, but they settled him into a comfy chair, gave him a blanket, and he was able to enjoy it.

Alan had a 2nd pet scan on Friday, so it could be compared to his 1st one and see if we're making any progress against the cancer. We don't have an appointment with the oncologist until Wednesday to get the official results, but our wonderful primary care doctor and friend couldn't wait, and called the radiologist this morning to find out what the test showed. We are thrilled to be able to tell you that there has been significant shrinkage and the chemo (and prayers) seems to be working. We may have more official info to report after the doctor visit Wed.