For those of you who are just tuning in we are at the beginning of madness. Tessa started complaining of her knee hurting on Wednesday. After a very rough night I took her to the doctor the next day and was sent home with a prescription of rest, ice and ibuprofin. If she didn't feel better in 5 days, check back in. However, after another rough night Casey and I decided that there was something more serious than just a sore knee and called to request an x-ray. We got an x-ray that morning and it showed some patches that didn't look "normal" to the doctor. So he sent us to get blood work. That afternoon Tessa had her blood drawn, luckily Casey was there to help me. Not the most pleasant day for my baby girl.

Yesterday, Monday, we went back to the doctor to discuss the results. They were concerned and sent us for an MRI, which we got today. Another extremely unpleasant experience for the birthday girl. The MRI showed that there is some infiltration into the bone and that she needs to see an oncologist. We are starting the process tomorrow by heading up to the Bay Area to stay with Casey's parents. Thursday morning we have an appointment with a Pediatric Orthopedist at Stanford. From there we will probably get a referral to an oncologist. At this point the top three things that they are looking for (though the list is not limited to these) are infection, metabolic processes or cancer. We are obviously hoping this is just an infection and a lot of wasted time.

Please keep us in your prayers as we head into the next couple of days.

Thanks for all of your love and support!