On Friday we were admitted to the hosital for round four.  This round includes high doses of chemotherapy followed by a translant of Jackson's own stem cells.  This round starts with day negative four and counts down to the day of the transplant.  As soon as we got here Jack was sent for a chest xray to see if his Broviak was still in place and it was. After that we went to our room.  The room is an isolation room and must be sterile.  Before entering the room we have to wash our hands for two minutes with a particular sponge and then use hand sanitizer. We can't eat, drink or shower in the room. We, of course can come and go as long as we follow the procedures, once Jack goes in he can't leave.  Luckily, Jack is pretty happy as long as he has a good puzzle to work on.  Upon entering the room, Jack was immediately placed in a bath using santized water and placed in his sanitized PJ's.  He must bathe 3 times a day, can only drink sanitized water, and eat only processed foods.  (good thing he doesn't eat veggies anyway!) We are also back on the every two hour diaper changes around the clock, only this time he must be wiped with sterile gauze dipped in sterile water.  Although most families would struggle with waking every two hours I would like to thank Wyatt for spending the last 14 months preparing me for this by never once sleeping through the night.  We love you Wy Wy. 

On Day negative 3, the chemo began.  We pre medicated with every nausua medicine known to man but we were nervous about this round because of the high doses involved and the new drugs and so again we armed ourselves with gloves and buckets and again Jackson outdid himself.  Rather then vomiting, he ate two bags of chocolate animal crackers, one bag of cheetoes, one piece of american cheese and a few bites of pancakes with syrup.  I dont want to sound like a proud mom on the playground but this kid is amazing.  He slept alot yesterday but he also played and laughed and of course watched Cars.  Apparently, even high doses of chemo can't slow him down.  Today we start another course of chemo, tommorow he rests and then tuesday he gets his transplant.... from what we hear the transplant is not painful but smells really bad...it has been described to us as smelling a bit like cream corn.