Cuddles with Big Bird

Immie and her pal Big Bird

Dance Big Bird

Cuddles with Big Bird

Oh dear Big Bird...can we sort out this world..I don't know!!

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Daddy and his girl

My Kody Boy

Eating up wheatbixs

Hahahaha...I have your coke zero...oh it's empty dam!!

Footy Training

Kody handballing to one of the other players

Running to follow the mighty coach

Listening carefully

15th of August 2007

Hi all
It was a beautiful afternoon for training, normally it has been raining for footy training since I was avaliable to go this season. So normally me and Immie drop Kody off, because it is absolutely pouring and Immie always wants to get out and follow Kody. Today after the long run around at the hospital we were able to just sit and watch the boys train and follow there fantastic coach and his team.
It's amazing how it takes all season for them to be able to play effectively together and then the season is over...argh!!
Love The Holmes Gang xx

Our first clinic monthly appt.

Today, 15th of August 2007, was our first monthly clinic appt. I had to promise Immie ice cream to come as she was not very impressed about having to go to the hospital again. The memories were still to raw of being poked and prodded with needles and checks. I wonder if she will get better as time goes on..I hope she will forget enough to not be scare, but no enough to realize how lucky she was to kick cancers butt and that we had available to us the best hospital treatment. That is were our jobs step in, to reminder her of this.

It is quite weird posting this today, as tomorrow we will have our second clinic appt (26th of September..yes I still am a little behind). I am nervous today, though I know all will be fine, I will still feel sick while we wait for the results from those blood tests, urine and ultrasounds Immie will have tomorrow. Many parents of children who have had cancer and it has been years passed since finishing treatment have said that it does eventually get easier, though you can't help but worry about that child just a little bit more...I can see were they are coming from!!

Ice cream Ice cream.

we all scream for Ice cream

mmmm...I love icecream

whata face!!

no more mummy

ok one more...cheese

Email sent 15th of September 2007..

Hi all

Well, today we had our first monthly checkup at PMH (yeap it's been a month, we can't believe it either!!). We were due to have a urine, blood test and physical. Anyway we had a appt at 10.25am and finally managed to arrive at 10.55am, the parking around PMH is crazy and you end up having to park a million miles away, especially when you are not sure how long you will be there for. Luckily we are able to park on Humpty Dumpty daycare lawn (our daycares other daycare..THANKYOU), as I think we would have been driving around for ages looking for a park if we couldn't.

Anyway balancing Dr Bakers Happy retirement cake we got there and got the blood test (finger prick) paperwork and the urine container, the finger prick took about 40 mins to be called up, meanwhile Immie did the urine sample , so that worked out well!!!. We were back on the ward at about 11.50am there we waited till 1.45pm to see the doctor...argh!!!, while we were waiting Immie was weighed 14.15 ( gain of 500 gms - woo hoo) and 94 cms tall and a temp of 35.6, she was just too perfect!!!. We were also lucky to have good company, Colleen (Kaitlyn's Mum..another neutroblastoma warrior!!), so the time went pretty quick and I really can't complain because we weren't in there doing treatment!!. (I do not miss that).

Anyway her bloods were great, have to wait for the urine test (which will not show anything, but can show if the cancer as return, but it won't), muscle mass great and everything else great, they were a amazed by our little girl of amazing energy and strong spirit!!!.
Anyway we were exhausted (it really is tiring waiting and entertaining a 3 year old) by the time we returned home. Got home at 2.35 almost time to pick up Kody and rush off to footy training...ahhh the life of a busy mum!!!

Love, Hugs and Kisses Fiona and The Holmes Gang xx

DR Baker

15th of August 2007, Time for our first monthly clinic appt and also the last time we would see Dr Baker, one of the best occologolist in Australia (and the world). Dr Baker specializes in Neutroblastoma, so his presence to us, was very grateful. At the end of August Dr Baker retired, taking with him his wonderful knowledge and kindness. Immie and me made him a cake to celebrate all he had done for us xx

Cheeky Girl!!

Where is she??

Oh there she is with Aunty Bibby

In the bath...Immie's favourite place ever!!

Spare

Penny's 3rd Birthday

After Hailey's Birthday party we had another birthday to go to,
PENNY'S 3rd BIRTHDAY!!!
Penny's party was a pj party starting at 5pm, with pizza, dancing and lots of fun!!

Dance OFF!!!

Pizza time

BIRTHDAY CAKE !!!! YUMMY!!!

Blowing out the candles

Hailey's Second Birthday

Today, 11th of August 2007, was beautiful Hailey's Second Birthday, I got to take some pictures of this special birthday. Hailey's mum and dad are good friends of ours and Karen (Hailey's mum) does amazing birthdays. Hailey's birthday was sesame street theme ( Hailey loves Elmo!!), so she made cookie monster and Elmo cupcakes, Big Bird food - you name it. She really is super mum when it comes to birthdays. Everyone had a wonderful time including....
The big lil two year old Hailey


Hugs and Kisses with mum

Opening our present to Hailey

Elmo cupcakes..incredible

Cookie monster cupcakes

Waiting for the cake
The boys doing bubbles

The big bird cake...that caused a lot of grief!!

Brekie with Target Girls

Went out to brekie with the girls from Target Bullcreek on the Saturday, had a blast catching up with them all as it has been ages since I saw them. It has been almost 4 years since I left but I still miss them all,
Love Fiona
Marilyn the super display lady and all round super person
Heather one of the most beautiful caring person ever
Nanc - a wonderful caring person
Leanne and Fiona who have now retired,
these girls worked there butts off for me and continued to do for Target long after I was gone..great girls

Strike the pose

10th of August 2007
Aunty Bibby was visiting and Immie found these glasses that Bibby once owned and the style continues on....cute

Strike a pose!!

The Thankyou's

Hi all
We finally got our act together and went out to the daycare centre with the local reporters and got our big Thankyou's to the daycare centre and the local community in the Independent Express, great article...sums up how much we appreciate the help we received and how cancer can happen to anyone!!
Remember our precious life is xx don't take it for grated!!
The Holmes Family