Meeting Sofie and Abby

After an interrupted night of sleep, Ally finally woke up at 11am! I know she was tired, but all night long she kept having stomach pain. It is more like a reflux type of pain, not nausea. We were up with her five times. She never had this pain in the hospital, but did prior to that. It dawned on us that maybe it was because she was half sitting up in her hospital bed, but at home she is laying flat. Well, Jerad told Dad about this at around 11am. By 12, Darren had already loaded up his truck and brought over Mom's hospital-like remote control bed. It can sit up, the legs can go up, I think it even gives a massage. (maybe I should sleep there) My Dad means business...if Ally needs something, it is there within moments. So, maybe, just maybe it will help Jerad and I will get a little sleep!

The highlight of our day (actually of our week, maybe our month!) was when Ally got to meet her new twin cousins, Sofie and Abby, who were born last Monday. Jerad's brother Brad just added girl number 3 and 4 to his family. We couldn't go see them because they live in Columbus..we are not allowed to go too far away right now. So Brad and Kim brought them down to see us. How cute they are! Ally and Evan each got their own baby to hold. They were here about 3 hours and I barely even heard them cry. We kept noticing that we really have a lot in common with them right now. These are the few things that I remember:

1) Up all night

2) Trapped in a bubble, too scared to go out

3) Constant feedings

4) Nervous, wives scared for husbands to go to work

5) Not able to enjoy the outdoors very much, even though it is summer

So those are all four of Brad and Kim's girls (Grace on the left and Kenzie on the right)

We did get Ally out to Evan's softball game too. She was crying when we left the house (stomach) but we pushed her through. Once we got there, she was fine and I think she even enjoyed being out in the fresh air. Then she saw a whole family at the baseball fields wearing their bracelets (Thanks Pezzots) which was pretty cool. I guess those things are selling like hotcakes. Larry called here and said he was quitting his regular job and selling bracelets from now on. Thanks for supporting Ally's Army and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.