Brooks the Hunter

I love this picture of Brooks. I can't wait until I can take him hunting with me. Actually I cant wait until I go hunting again. I sort of feel like an anti-hunter because I have not been hunting in a long time(almost two years). Anyway, I think that Brooks looks the part already.

more pictures of Brooks

Great News from the Oncologist

Alyson and I saw the oncologist to see what our next step is in treating her cancer. We got great news from Dr. Hirsch. He wants Alyson to have a PET/CT scan next Thursday. If everything comes back negative for cancer, then he is saying that Alyson will not need any Radiation treatment at all. That would be a tremendous miracle for her and our family. Dr. Hirsch feels that Alyson is cured of cancer and that she would not need to take the risks associated with radiation treatment. He will however monitor her closely over the next year. We will go in about every 3 months. We are looking forward to also removing her chemo-port from her arm. What a total miracle this will be when this is all done. God is ever true to His words. We are praising His name daily.

Brooks has arrived!!!!

It has finally happened. Brooks Thomas Thrift has arrived. Both he and Alyson are doing great!!! He was 7 lbs 11 oz. 19.5 inches. He is just a little guy.

Wednesday, it all happens.

Well we went to the Doctor's today to see if Alyson had any dialation. She had none, and we are expecting to go into the hospital on Tuesday afternoon to begin the induction process. Alyson will go in tomorrow around 5 p.m. and they give her some medicine to prepare her body. She will stay all night. Around 7 a.m. Wednesday our Doctor will come by and give her the induction medication. So hopefully by Wednesday afternoon, we will be parents to a healthy little baby boy.

Keep us in your prayers as we come down to the last days of just Alyson and I. Also Alyson's cancer doctor will be called when Brooks arrives so that he can lay out a plan for her additional testing to see what it is that we will do from here. We are hoping and expecting that she will be able to skip chemo-therapy and just undergo radiation. Thank you for all of your support.