Quick Look Back

I just had a need to post these pictures. Its a look back at Shaylee over the last four years.
All these pictures are from around July of each year.

Meet Miss Shaylee - Spring/Summer of 2002. Look at those big blue eyes! From this angle its hard to tell but if you look close you can see the slight difference in the size/shape of her left eye. She was right around two years old in this picture. This was before we had the official diagnosis of the tumors. Those came December 31st of 2002.

Miss Shaylee of July 2003. So she would be right about three years old. In this picture, approximately one year after the other one, you can see more easily the difference in the size and shape of her eyes. This was taken the summer before Shaylee started her chemo. Chemo started in September of 2003.

Miss Shaylee of 2004. *SIGH* This was during an inpatient trip to the hospital. I can give you an exact date for this picture. July 17th. Shaylee had popped up with a few "bumps" that had us concerned about chicken pox, we ran up to clinic on the 15th they didn't think it was - no fever etc. The 17th she spiked a fever of 102.2 - anything over 100 earns a trip to the hospital...so off we went for a sleepover at the hospital. NOT the best picture ever taken of Shay, but you can see she thinks its a fun adventure (more on that one to come in another post)

I had to include this picture as well for 2004. Its just so SHAYLEE! This one was later in July when James' dad had come out to visit. No hair, not feeling too good, but still got enough attitude to make faces at people "just because".

Miss Shaylee of 2005. Chemo was OVER by this point! She'd finished November of 2004. As you can see, her hair was coming back in, and if I can find another "good" picture I'll post it so you can see how much better her color was!

Miss Shaylee of 2006! Twenty months post chemo. Head full of hair, color in her cheek and a smile on her face!