~Eli's First Easter~

The Easter Bunny visited us last night!  As it should be, Eli was spoiled!  Between me and Logan and the hospital he got 3 baskets filled with all sorts of fun stuff.  We had a great morning together and almost felt like we were at home together :) Here's our little stud muffin in his Easter outfit:

  After checking out what the bunny brought, Eli had a little egg hunt with daddy :)

It's kinda hard to see but there's an egg down by his right hand

Logan and I were able to go to the sacrament meeting here at the hospital which was great like always but especially today given the nature of the holiday.  Later on in the evening we dyed eggs together and had lots of fun :) **TIP: Unless you want colorfully painted lips, I suggest you don't stick an egg with wet dye in your mouth!**

Eli Update:

Our little fighter has been such a champ and is doing so well considering all things.  He has continued to eat really well on his own which has pleased his doctors quite a bit.  Unfortunately he's starting to develop mucositis which is a side effect of the chemo.  It typically starts in the tummy and then sores often develop throughout the throat and mouth.  Some cases are worse than others so we are hoping his stays more mild.  Eli has always been a great eater and still has the desire to eat but every time he swallows he just starts crying and can't finish :( He will likely start IV nutrition tomorrow to give his tummy and entire GI tract a break until he can handle eating on his own.  We're hoping he doesn't have to be on the IV nutrition for too long because sometimes it can be difficult getting kids to eat again when they haven't had to for so long.  

Aside from the mucositis, Eli is such a happy baby.  He's sleeping well and handling everything else great.  Today is day +6 and his numbers are all still zero which is expected.  The waiting game continues until he engrafts!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!

Fight on, little Eli!