Another visit to the hospital today but this time with the whole family. We all had to give blood so they can test us for compatability in the event that Seth may need a bone marrow transplant down the track. What a drama with Taylah and Sienna the poor things, as you can see by the photos they were not real happy about it but they understand that it may eventually help their brother. They were given Angel Cream on their arms, which numbs the skin so they can't feel the needle. However, they both had an allergic reaction to the cream so we had to wipe it off after about 15 minutes. Sienna's skin went red but Taylah had a bigger reaction, with raised welts and tiny blisters. Luckily the numbing had worked enough to get them through with only a little pinching feeling. Although the drama queens were out in force today and Taylah had to lay down so she didn't faint and Sienna screamed when she saw the needle. It was a big deal for Sienna and she hasn't stopped talking about it or showing off her wiggles bandaide to anyone who will look and listen.

We had expected to be in for a big day as Seth was quite pale and a little tired and we were expecting his red blood cells to be right down which would have meant a blood transfusion but he was right on the borderline and the doctors suggested we wait till Friday and see how his counts are then. That was a relief as Sienna was sick of being at the hospital by the time she had done her thing and when Sienna is bored, mischief is on it's way!

Seth's hair is thinning out and getting a bit patchy, so the head shave organised by Jay on Sunday comes at a good time. Watch this space for photos of the bald boyz on Sunday. Should be fun. Seth is really looking forward to it which is a really positive thing.

I have uploaded a photo of the quilts that were donated to the kids.