Pictures

Finally, I'm home, on a computer... I can upload some picture of Henry. We didn't take any while he had the breathing tube in... and for that I think I'm grateful. He looks pathetic enough without any extra tubes.

It's amazing how some blood and steroids can help a kid out. He's more playful now than he has been in a month!


"where's Henry" is his new favorite game. Since his left arm has an IV in it, and is all bandaged up, he has adapted to a one handed approach. (these are still in PICU)

Playing with toys. He loves to throw toys on the floor, which means endless cleaning with disinfectant wipes for us.

This picture looks like a self-portrait. When did he learn to use a camera!

Sleeping baby foot.

"Oy, what have I gotten myself into?!"

When we moved out to the pediatric unit, we could wander the halls in a wagon. We will only be able to do this a few more days. When his white blood cells decrease a little bit more, he won't have any ability to fight off infection, we will we be quarantined to our room... to keep all the germs away. But before that happens, we will stroll along. Owen rode with him for a while, then decided it was more fun to help push the wagon.

Family of four

I love this picture. Owen is "smiling" his smile, and Henry is just in love with Owen.

Henry is such a trooper. So happy and playful (again, blood and steroids)... but it's not always fun. Sometimes he is inconsolable for a little while. We call the "roid rages". The nurses say imaging a terrible twos time ten!

He cycles pretty quick. And quite often, food helps. He's eating the hospital out of all their vanilla pudding! (steroids)

And then more tears. It doesn't help that he's made 10 teeth since the start of the year.

"where's Henry"

There he his.