Tessa had a great 4th of July with her Noni and Papa, Deedee, Uncle Mike, and her cousins Kelly, Dylan and (honorary) David. She particularly loved the fireworks show that Dylan put on for her, and was asking for more the next day. She is an amazing and resilient little girl who lights up our lives.

So...down to business. Tessa spent all day Thursday at Stanford Children's Hospital with Casey and I. Her Nana and Poppie came up from Carmel and spent the day with us there, which was wonderful for all of us. She was seen by a Pediatric Orthopedist who had us repeat all her tests...x-rays, bloodwork, and MRI, for which she was sedated. Definately, walking away from our unconscious baby girl before she was wheeled into the MRI has been the hardest thing for me yet. We went back to the hospital this morning to review all the results with a doctor. He talked with us, and told us that he felt really confident that it wasn't a bone infection and sent us over to Pediatric Oncology. After more blood work (and waiting) we met with a wonderful doctor there who finally gave Tessa some better pain medication and counseled us that she felt pretty confident that Tessa has leukemia.

The next step is that she will be getting a bone marrow biopsy to either confirm (or not) the diagnosis on Monday. From there we will know more about what comes next. We can expect some pretty intense treatment if it is in fact leukemia, possibly spending upward of several weeks in the hospital.

We are all so grateful for your support and prayers. Keep em coming!

By the way, her birthday is Monday, so send her birthday wishes too...