Daycare, visitors and updates...

So this has been a busy week for us! Monday was Brianna's first day of daycare. I must say it was bittersweet. I know that Brianna needs the socialization and Todd and I need to work in order to provide the kind of life we want for her, but its so hard thinking of strangers watching our little girl. Needless to say, she has been doing great! The first day was only a half day as Grandma Gordon picked her up just after noon. Today was her first full day and she seemed to be doing well when I picked her up. Here is a pic Todd took just before dropping her off on her first day of daycare...

We had a really great weekend here in NC. With all the uncertainty, we wanted to do our best and have a NORMAL weekend for once. We drove to Hickory on Saturday to the furniture capital of the world and went to a 4 story furniture mall. Then on Sunday we went to the arboretum and walked through some of the gardens. It was really nice to be outside in early Febuary without needing to wear a jacket! Here is a pic of us at the gardens...

Aunt Mary and Uncle Kenny were in town tonight and got a chance to meet Brianna for the first time tonight. Even after a long day of daycare, Brianna was all smiles and had a great time meeting them. Here is a pic of Brianna with Uncle Kenny... she was a bit fussy when it picture time with Aunt Mary came around.

Other big news for the day... We have Brianna's ultrasound and MRI scheduled. Next Monday morning is her renal ultrasound and next Thursday morning is her MRI. She will have to be sedated for her MRI so that one we are a bit nervous for and we will be taking the whole day to be with her. The pediatrician also called back tonight to follow up with us and see how the oncology appointment went. It was really nice to know they are thinking about us over there. He also brought really promising news... the urine test they took last week came back as normal for both indicators for neuroblastoma. This is great news! Now we just need to hear similar results at our tests next week and we can breathe easier...

Grandma Gordon leaves tomorrow... Todd and I have been very lucky to have her here for the past 3 weeks and it sure is going to be different without her! Im sure Brianna will miss her a bunch!

Here are a few more pics we have taken over the past week.