Date Night.

For the first time in way too long Tricia and I had a night out together...alone! Our sweet friend from church, Gail Bramlett, kept the boys while we went out to eat and shopped a little. We had to be back by 8 to give Cason his medicine, but it was fun to spend some time, just the two of us.

Jackson baking Cow Cookies

Today after school Jackson made a batch of yummy "Cow Cookies".
Marcia, a good friend gave us a couple baking recipes to
make since we are having to spend lots of time at the house.
We both had a lot of fun and the cookies are delicious.

2 Weeks Post Transplant

Here are some pictures of the boys just playing and having fun. It is so good to be home! Cason's blood work yesterday came back looking good. We will travel to Egleston for weekly clinic and more labs on Thursday.

Here is Jackson playing "Oh Suzanna" on daddy's gutair.
He loves music!

Cason's scar after 2 weeks. Look how great it looks!

This lump is Cason's new kidney.Thanks Nona!

Happy Birthday Jackson!

It has been so good to be at home the past few days. We have all enjoyed sleeping in our own beds and the boys have enjoyed being able to play with the presents that Santa brought for Christmas. Cason has been doing amazing. He has been eating everything! We are hoping to start meeting with our speech therapist in the next few weeks to work on Cason's swallowing. Right now, he is only swallowing puddings, jellos, yogurts, etc and spitting out more solid consistencies. We will have blood drawn every Monday and go to clinic on Thursdays for the next 7 weeks. Thanks so much for your prayers. We are still totally amazed at how evident God has been in planning and taking care of us all throughout this experience. But, why are we so surprised?

Today we celebrated Jackson's 3rd birthday. I cant believe that we have a 3 year old. Wow! I think that the best present for him this year was that we were all home together. He has made lots of comments throughout the day of "how great it is to be home", "we are the whole Blakely family", and "I love the four of us". He has been such a trooper! We are so thankful for his great personality and for his flexibility. He brings so much joy into all of our lives.

Here are some pictures of us playing around the house (since Cason is not supposed to be out in public for a while) and also there are some of the boys eating birthday cake.

Thanks so much for always reading and keeping our family in your prayers. We are so grateful for our amazing friends and loving family.

Taking a Walk

This has been Cason's best day by far. He has really been himself all day and has not been in any real pain or discomfort, which is awesome. He walked inside and out for a long part of the day and enjoyed pushing the buttons on the fish wall as well as socializing with the other kids.

We are so excited about how well he is doing. We continue to pray blessings on our little boy. He is such a little champ, and we are so blown away at this whole experience. Thanks so much everyone's support. We could not do this without our amazing friends and family.

Yummy Yummy to my tummy!

Look how much Cason is eating! He hasn't quite figured out how to swallow the big stuff, but it is huge that he has a desire to eat. We sat at the table for over an hour today and let him try all kinds of food. Thanks so much for your prayers. Our plan is to get discharged tomorrow and then return on Thursday for Transplant Clinic (which is something that we will continue weekly for 2-3 months).

Who knew that "peaches & creme" would make such great hair gel?