Grandpa....x 3!

If you haven't heard yet, my sister Jennifer is expecting a baby(!!!). At the end of May, the DeBok clan will grow again. She is having a little girl, Ella Shivani Syamala. Beautiful. I can HARDLY wait to meet her. Ava is excited (we ALL are excited) to be welcoming a new baby girl into our family. Happiness continues to exude from mom and dad.

Jenny at about 17 weeks

Dad's next MRI and visit with the neuro-oncologist is Tuesday the 20th. This is an important visit as this will be the first look at the new tumor area since he started the chemo a few months ago. Most people that interact with him have mentioned that he continues to seem better lately - more alert, easier to talk to, better balance and movement. My theory is that this can be attributed to a) a slight decrease yet again in seizure meds (dilatin) and b) that the chemo is working and the tumor area has shrunk, alleviating pressure that had been building near the motor strip of the brain, which was possible causing his weakness and falling.

I like my theory.

Here is dad with Ava at our weekly Friday family night. Their affinity for one another is regularly apparent and makes my heart swoon.