Finally it is here...transplant. It took about 15 minutes - the nurse just put the new blood in through his IV. His blood pressure went up which was expected,,,was back down in the evening. The blood smells...they say like creamed corn but i say....and no one totally agrees with me but i am sure i know what i am talking about....it smells like red meat like if you opened a packaged steak....that smell. and it is strong....he breaths it. anyone who has an aversion to meat i think would have a hard time with it - jessie i will bottle the smell for you. its hard to stomach, for me anyway. it will last another day or so. he has been throwing up a bit...maybe starting to get some mucusitis...and pretty fussy, just wants arms...see my lack of capital letters? i am typing one handed so come on! i hope he doesn't get too sick and have to go to iv food as that can make it hard for him to adjust back to having food in his gut....ideally they keep something still going through his ng tube, even if just a teaspoon an hour. so really i am writing this on day +1. the sun came out yesterday after his transplant - no coincidences nope, we don't say 'oh what a coincidence' no, things are how they are because that is how they are meant to be. completely off the subject for a minute....there has been something that has been bothering me (don't get excited as you will no doubt be disappointed by what it is). well i use this term = alot...i don't like that i use that word because it is not a word and is incorrect....remember 9th grade english anyone? what is alot? but all the substitutions seem unnatural....well it bothers me. and once upon a time i used to be a decent speller too. sebi is asleep and i am bored (and taking it out on you, the reader. sorry) so overall he is doing well. we made it - or i should be more clear - we made it today. the pictures are of the transplant...those of you that thought a bmt was like a surgery will be amazed