Today was a pretty good day for Luke.  He spent the day with Grandma Call, and from what I hear, they had a good time together.  He slept very well this morning, and took his bottles with gusto.  Which is good news, since that means he either isn't nauseous, or they have it under control.  Grandma said that he got a little fussier after his chemo was done running this afternoon, but it just seemed like he didn't feel well in general.  Grandma did an excellent job of keeping him comfortable.

Danny and I arrived at the hospital around 5:30 pm.  Just in time for his six o'clock feeding, and he knew it!  As soon as he saw me, he started crying and leaning towards me.  I'll be honest...I love seeing that he misses me when I've been away all day!  He nursed fantastically, which is a very good sign that so far he's tolerating the chemo well.  We're praying that continues to be the case.

As crazy as it may seem, Danny and I both feel like we're adjusting to this new life a little better.  I never thought I'd be okay, even comfortable with Danny being gone at night.  But I can honestly stay home with the kids on my own and barely give it another thought.  If anything, I think I might do better than when Danny is home.  When he's not with us at home, I know that he's here at the hospital with Luke, and I can rest knowing he's in his Daddy's arms.  And Danny is getting very accustomed to sleeping on a hospital pull-out!  Thank goodness for memory-foam mattress toppers that can be stored in unused showers during the day. ;)

With as hard as yesterday was, I suppose it may have been somewhat cathartic.  I was incredibly productive at home.  Seriously, this would have been a day for the books before Luke got sick!  But I found that while I was still thinking about Luke and the immensity of this situation, I was also able to compartmentalize it to a certain portion of my active thought process, and leave enough room to accomplish the task at hand and even plan a couple of steps ahead.  I haven't had that much brain capacity for a while, so I'm feeling pretty awesome!

I guess what it comes down to is that we're two days into this incredibly lengthy process.  But that's two days down!  Way to go, Luke.  You are once serious trooper.