New happenings with Julie

So, now that I'm totally involved with our new son, I feel that I've left you all uninformed about my cancer situation. Sorry! I successfully (and quite easily) finished my first round of chemotherapy just in time! Whew!! Did you all realize that I got dose #4 of 4 on Friday the 23rd. By the way, my water broke on Saturday the 24th at 6:30am. I was praying that I could complete the 4 doses without interruption, and boy does God have a sense of humor. OK, Julie. You can finish all four treatments, but then get ready for baby-RIGHT after. Well, I'm not complaining, and in fact am so thankful for the timing. Now I can start my next cycle of chemo right away! I was going to have to wait a month until I had Ryan, then another 3 weeks to heal from the birth/surgery. This impecable timing has given me the opportunity to only wait the 3 weeks to heal from the c-section, and then move on with more chemo. It's like I'm jump starting the whole thing by a month! Which is a good thing- with the main goal here to kill the cancer as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Starting tomorrow I get to have a million scans- ok not really a million, but it feels like a lot. I had to wait on them until I had Ryan, considering that they don't like for the baby to have radiation or contrast or anything that the scans require. But now that it's just me in there, I get to have all the scans that most people get when they are first diagnosed with cancer. I get an ultrasound, mammogram, and MRI tomorrow and then a PET scan the next day. THEN, I get to start my next round of chemo on Friday. Yes, THIS Friday! It's a different type of chemo, and an aggressive approach to the cancer treatment, but my cancer is aggressive, so I say fight fire with better fire! Just like the first round, I'll get 4 treatments, each one three weeks apart. Then I'll get a 3 week break and on to 6 weeks of radiation. I thought I'd be in treatment until Thanksgiving, but now with the baby already here, I'll be done sometime in October! Yeah! I thought it was very considerate of God and of Ryan to work together with me on the whole treatment schedule. You must all know how much I like my plans and schedules!
In all honesty, I do feel very spoiled and blessed. I have a beautiful, healthy baby, and am getting the treatment I need even sooner. It's amazing to me, how God reminds me every day of His love and provision. Even in things that don't necessarily seem to be His acts of lovingkindness from an outsider's perspective. I know without a doubt that my God is loving and kind and generous and good. And I thank Him for those daily reminders and renewed peace.