Days 7 and 8

Not a lot happened yesterday (Sunday), but we decided to do a preemptive strike and cut, well pretty much shave off Ian's hair. It is supposed to start falling out in clumps in a few days, and we figured it would be less upsetting and look less odd if we helped it out. Since he is a boy, we didn't think it would be a big deal. Boy we were wrong! Ian was upset when he saw his hair and started crying; but once the girls started telling him how cute he was, he got over it. It is definately hardest on Corie; but it will grow back and really, it is a trivial thing. It could be a lot worse.

Ian's new hair dew.

Today Ian we had to take Ian back to the hospital for some protein shots. It is a normal part of the treatment. It is a relatively fast procedure, the longest part is they need to wait an hour to make sure that there isn't an allergic reaction. They have a really big toy room where the kids can play while they wait for results. They had an electric Thomas the Train set that Ian was going crazy over. It made the hour fly. They have volunteers that come in and offer ice cream sundaes, cookies, chips, drinks, etc. He was so busy playing, that he didn't want anything to do with those.

Ian has been so cooperative (I am so scared I am going to jinx it by saying that). He takes his horrible tasting medicines (and there are a lot) without complaint, he wears his face mask in and out of the hospital even though he doesn't like it, and he does what we tell him he needs to do in order to get well despite being scared. All doctors should have patients like him.