Awesomeness!

The neurologist increased Luke's seizure medication. This has been such a great move! Luke has started really working on crawling. He is doing the "army" crawl now. He has also started eating table food. He has eaten grits, potatoes, cole slaw, green beans, and banana bits. I am so proud of my little boy. He is sitting up, and trying to stand up. He has grown so much in just a week! He went from having full blown seizures to growing by months developmentally. I am so thankful to God!

Behaviors

I took Luke to the mall today. He was in his own little world the entire time. About an hour into our adventure, Luke started showing signs that he was completely overstimulated. He was making weird noises and weird facial expressions. It is normal for him to act this way when he is overstimulated. What was different this time was that people were staring. I was so very uncomfortable. So, I covered his stroller with a blanket. He calmed down a bit, but continued to act strange for the remainder of the day. Mom says that she is at a place that she doesn't care about other people. I am not there. I do not care what other people think. I care about how people stare. I don't like it.

I dropped Luke off with Marty this afternoon so I could go to the dentist. When I came back home Marty told me that Luke had been having some major seizure activity. As I was making dinner, I noticed this major seizure activity. He was actually frothing at the mouth. I really do not know whether to worry or to just think that it is just something that Luke does. The doctor said to call the neurologist. I put a call into the neurologist, but no one has called back. Sometimes I feel like I am going crazy.

Constant Congestion

Luke has been congested since birth, it seems. Every month, we have to go see the doctor because he is running a fever and has green snot flowing from his nose. I want this to be clear- I HATE SNOT! So, I asked the doctor what could be done. She wants us to take him to an Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist. She also wants a catscan of his sinuses. Now, Luke had an MRI of his brain and sinuses at 3 months. It was completely normal. I wonder what could have changed in 1 year. He was congested back then. Who knows?

So, I guess we'll be able to add a catscan to the long list of tests Luke has endured. He is such a little trooper. He has been poked and prodded and looked at and discussed for a year now. He is still as patient with us as ever. God bless him.

To The Point of OK

I believe that I have reached the point of "OK"... for now. I have spent a week in Georgia getting to know my sister-in-law's 2 month old little girl. I thought that it would be a bit more tough to be with a little one who is "normal". It really wasn't. I enjoyed the fact that I could interact with Kherington and still feel happy. Babies, no matter if they have health problems or not, are true blessings.