Long Overdue Update

Well, it's been over a week since the last post so here is a quick update as to what is going on in Robbie's life. We finally got moved to Liberty this weekend and are in the long process of setting up our house to our liking. Robbie has been doing great the past week with all the transition. He is getting to where he has to be held all the time now, which really cuts into our productivity.

He went to get his 4 month shots yesterday, even though he's 5 months old. Robbie weighed 15 pounds 4 ounces and was 25 1/2 inches long. He is still a little on the small-side for us, but is developing nicely, the doctor said. Now we just have to beef him up for his surgery in Cincinnati on December 13th.

On another note, Grammy is getting out of the hospital today and will be heading to Uncle Mike's in Nebraska to finish recovering. It has been a long 2 1/2 weeks but it will be nice to have Grammy out of the hospital.

I will try to do a better job of updating the blog, but it might be a little behind until we can get settled in to the new house. I will make sure to get some new pictures up next time too.

Grammy Update

Grammy has been moved to a new room (4144) in the hospital, which means that she is getting better and doesn't need as much care from the nurses. I am stuck in Parent Teacher Conferences tonight, so Mom and Robbie are going to go up and visit her or a little while. Robbie is such a talker now and just tells Grammy all about his day when he is visiting her.

Pumpkin Patch

Grandpa, Nana, Boston and Caroline took Robbie out to the Hunt's Orchard in Amazonia, MO for a day of hay rides, pumpkin picking, corn mazes and pony rides. Robbie had a great time and then loaded up and went to Maryville with them for a few hours last night. He really like the hay ride over to the pumpkin patch and got to sit on a pony. Next year will be even better for him out there so he can just run through the pumpkin patch and actually go for a ride on the pony. Thanks to Grandpa, Nana, Boston and Caroline for the great afternoon.

Grammy Update

Grammy is doing really well as of Saturday night. She has steadily gotten better each day, recovering from a pretty major surgery. The surgeon said that most people take 7-10 days to recover from a surgery like she had on her abdominal area. She has almost all of her tubes out now and is able to walk around her floor a few times a day. Please just keep the prayers coming her way as she takes this fight head on.

Rough Week

This past week started out great on Saturday afternoon, watching the Bearcats dismantle Missouri Western, but after the game we rushed out to the Emergency Room in Maryville to meet Grammy. She had been complaining about her stomach bothering her a lot that day and couldn't take the pain anymore. She spent the night in the hospital there in Maryville and then was transferred to Heartland Hospital in St. Joseph. On Sunday night she was rushed into surgery because there was a perferation in her colon that was allowing things into her body. During the surgery they told us that they found a tumor in her rectum and that the perferation was next to the tumor. She is in the hospital still, recovering from the surgery and trying to get rid of the infection. She is doing well and looks really good. We have been able to take Robbie up to see her everyday. We have a long haul ahead with treating the cancer but she is so strong and such a fighter that we know this will all be taken care of very soon.

We will keep the blog updated with how she is doing and of course how Robbie is getting along. Please just send thoughts and prayers her way.

First Football Game

Robbie went to his first football game yesterday, Northwest versus Mo West. The weather was good and there were over 10,000 people there to watch a 42-0 win for Dad's alma mater, Northwest. Grammy hooked Robbie up with lots of Bearcat gear; hat, jersey and t-shirt. We had a good time at the game and ran into a bunch of friends and family while we were there. Great day to be a Bearcat.

Surgery Date Set, December 13th

We got confirmation yesterday that we will be headed to Cincinnati on December 13th to start Robbie's surgeries to fix his imperferated anus. We don't have the itinerary yet but on December 13th we start the process of running tests to see what strategy they want to use. With this first surgery we are planning on being out there for about 2 weeks, but it could be less depending on what procedures they have to do. We are both excited and very nervous for this to happen, but know that it has to be done so that Robbie can lead a life without a colostomy bag. Our hope is that all the muscles and parts are where they need to be and the doctors can go in and get this fixed with no problems. We will continue to keep people updated once we get the itinerary from Cincinnati Children's Hospital.