Well we were supposed to be starting Audrey's third cycle of chemotherapy today but her system hasn't fully rebounded from cycle two. We visited her doctors last Wednesday and her platelet count was getting low. This meant we had to return Friday and Sunday to check again and make sure she didn't need a platelet transfusion. Low platelets mean Audrey is at risk for bleeding and bruises really easily. Poor thing bruised her head just from bumping it with her empty bottle. We went back in yesterday to see her doctors again and everything had bounced back expect for her ANC- which means no chemo yet. Fortunately we have been able to avoid transfusions since our first one for her anemia and we haven't had to be admitted for any fevers thus far. The more time we can be at home throughout this process, the better. We will be going back Monday to double check her ANC and hopefully start cycle 3 on Tuesday.

Audrey has been cruising along without much for immediate side effects (nausea and hair loss thus far) but it's really the long term effects that scare us the most. She has continued to gain weight- finally up over 19 pounds! We continue to get praise over what a good and patient baby she is at each visit. I guess they expect her to be putting up more of a fight or screaming at being messed with- but she saves that for home ;)

We were able to celebrate Audrey's first birthday over the weekend. We only had a couple of family members over due to her neutropenia but she had a lot of fun. Audrey got many new toys, a couple of which she stands to play with and we have noticed her walking has improved just over the last several days. We continue to be amazed at Audrey's strength.

We are looking forward to getting through the next couple of cycles so that we can get new scans and hopefully a miraculous report. We will be visiting Audrey's cardiologists week after next as we were scheduled to check in with them before all the recent developments. We pray her heart continues to stay strong against the harsh medications of treatment. Once we get through early next week we will update again. Please think of Audrey as she goes through her third cycle.

We really can't express our gratitude for all of the support for our family. We are so looking forward to the day that Audrey is cancer free and we can help others in similar situations.