#45

Tuesday July 12, 2011

Dear Monkey,

As we drove home tonight after a long day of work I heard you in the back seat babbling and it was music to my ears. No matter what kind of day I have had you always seem to make it better. Sometimes it could be a smile or an especailly tight hug, they are small little gesture that makes my heart melt.

For the last month or so I have been introducing you to finger foods. It was wonderful watching you go from sometimes being able to get the food into your mouth to being pretty good at feeding yourself. You are just too cute when you eat, you are just so proud. You sit up nice and tall in your highchair, and make this big wide hand gesture as you bring the food to your mouth. Once you taste your food you somehow manage to make your self sit up even higher with proudness oozing out of you. With every ounce of your body, you project this since of accomplishment.

 Your list is growing everyday, especially since you have started  to show signs of becoming a picky eater. We have started a full blown campaign of "What will Aj Eat". I want you to enjoy food as much as your Daddy and I, so I have vowed to show you all the wonderful foods out there. As of tonight, here is your list of Top 3 Favorite Finger Foods
1. Blueberries
2. Tofu rolled in Cereal
3. Cheesy Toast

We met with your Oncologist on Friday and everything went well. Your AFP is still registering high however everything else is looking good. You're eating and sleeping well you are not running a fever and your lymph nodes that are swollen are only the size of a pea. In a nut shell we are going to watch you closely over the next couple of months to see how you do. You have no idea what a sigh of relief this was for the whole family. We felt blessed that you would not have endure any more pain or discomfort.

As always my little monkey remember that I love you very much, my life revolves around you and I am only happy if you are happy.

Love from the bottom of my Heart
Mommy