I'm the Rainbow Baby!

I think anyone who knows our Rainbow would agree that the kid has personality. He lights up and fills up most any room he enters. He's always been that way, a charmer.

We really never dreamed that we were only seeing part of what he had to offer.

Rainbow had his first immunoglobulin infusion two weeks ago. I'm not even gonna try to explain how hard it was... it was hard. He was sick for four long days after, while his parents cried and fretted and wondered if we had done the right thing to put our two year old through this.

As he started to emerge from the headaches, fever, and nausea we were so happy to see our bright light return. Then something new happened. He started to run circles round and round the back yard, pretending to be an airplane, chasing his daddy, winning all of the races "I win!" His baby sitter started telling us that he was different... that he has more energy. Then, this week, he started to eat. As in first breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, lunch... you get the picture.

Yesterday Hubby and I were talking and failing to notice Rainbow's adorable antics so he shouted "I'm the Rainbow Baby!" with a huge grin...

I think if his caretaker wasn't absolutely insistent that the kid is different we wouldn't believe it. We would tell ourselves that we were imagining it, that it was wishful thinking. After all, he has always been incredible... always.

Hubby and I have each sat on the floor of the bathroom while he bathes most every night marveling at the fact that the only medication he's taking is Zyrtec. Never, never in his life has he been on only an allergy medication!

We were so afraid, afraid of the side effects, the horror stories, the many many things that could go wrong. It was rough and in two weeks we do it all over again but for today I am basking in my Rainbow's light... and trying to keep up.

Until next time...