Day 4 of Ronan’s chemo has wiped him out. His counts are low, so he is getting a blood transfusion as we speak. I’m sitting here watching the blood pour into his IV while he peacefully snoozes away.

It’s still so weird knowing that somebody else’s blood is going into my little boy’s body.

Ronan has been giving all of the nurses a hard time today — even when they just come in to check his blood pressure. He lets out his mean little squeal, which sounds like a piglet, and completely covers himself up in his blanket.

It is so dang cute.

It’s his way of telling us he’s had enough. I don’t blame him. I bet in the week and a half we’ve been here, we’ve seen over 30 different nurses. I can’t keep track of them anymore.

Papa Charlie arranged for Sparky to come today, and my dear friend Lauren arranged for her amazing photographer friend, Sandey, to capture it all.

We finally got Ronan up out of bed and headed into the hospital hallway where Sparky was waiting. He also brought one of the ASU football players with him and two of the cutest little cheerleaders I’ve ever seen.

Ro was soooo excited.

His little face was priceless — it could have lit up an entire city. We took pictures, and Ronan gave Sparky multiple high fives and knuckles. He was pretty tired, so I held him most of the time, but he did let me set him down for a bit to take some photos next to Sparky.

Liam and Quinn were loving it. They were so cute when we put them between the two cheerleaders — trying not to be embarrassed, but blushing from head to toe.

It was a great day and exactly what Ronan needed.

Thank you to everyone who made this day possible.

My little tiger is waking up now and needs his mama.

**** A very special thank you to Sandey Tenuto, the incredibly talented photographer, for taking time out of her day to come capture this moment for us. Words cannot express how grateful I am. You have an amazing gift.

xoxo

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