Lunch

"Look Mom! There are sweet potatoes in our oven!!"

Shoes

He loves his new shoes...which is amazing sinces he hated wearing shoes until a couple of days prior to getting these! They seem to help him be a little more stable as well. Too bad they don't give him confidence as well....as soon as he realizes you aren't holding on to him, he laughs & drops to the ground!

Results

We found out today that Joshua's EEG results were normal!!!! We still don't know what is causing his little episodes, but at least we know they aren't seizures. Our next step is allergy testing.

I really am going to get pictures posted soon. Our house will be officially listed on Monday, so maybe after a few more days of cleaning I will have time to get some pictures on here!

Diaper Duty

We were in the kitchen last night after dinner & John was holding Joshua. I was getting ready to clean up dinner dishes but Joshua had a wet diaper. Since he was enjoying time with Daddy, I said, "Joshua, your diaper is wet....do want Daddy to change it or Mommy?"....assuming he would want to stay with Daddy. He immediately pointed to me!! He may not say much, but he definitely communicates.

Still no EEG results, in case you were wondering....maybe later today??

Endured the EEG

Just wanted to let you Joshua made it through the EEG without kicking too much. They made me leave the room the entire time & put him in a papoose. Then they found out what I already knew...the papoose does no good on a stubborn 30 pound one and a half year old. He kept getting out of it. Somehow she managed to attach 23 electrodes to him & run a 45 minute EEG. She gave him suckers, blew bubbles, had cartoons on, and got some of her toys out for him. He did really well until the last minute. She finally let me come back in & I showed him one of his books with pictures of the family in it & he settled down for the last minute. He was so glad to get all of that stuff off of his head! Thanks to everyone who prayed that he would cooperate. I don't think his moments of kicking messed it up too badly. She said to expect the results in 3 days unless there is a major problem. In that case, we will be called today or tomorrow. We'll keep you posted.

Update

We had Joshua's physical therapy evaluation today & I guess he passed. He is behind but not enough to qualify for services through the same place that is doing his speech therapy. He did not do an OT evaluation after all. It was just going to be a bonus service if they had an OT available this morning. He doesn't show signs of being delayed in his fine motor skills, so I don't think they really need to do an evaluation for that. Joshua has loved going in for his evaluations. He goes to anyone who shows any interest in him. He reaches up for the therapists to hold him & he even gives them hugs & kisses. He can be so sweet! Of course, he also showed them his temper a bit too! He will start speech therapy sometime in the next month. It will be in our home, which will be wonderful. We are also trying to get he & I into a summer class to get him around other kids more. His pediatrician, a couple of speech therapists, and the physical therapist have all recommended that he spend more time with other kids. So, if any of you are looking for play dates, let me know!

I found out today that his EEG tomorrow should last around 35 minutes. Please pray that he will be still for that long & not pull the cap off of his head! If he doesn't cooperate, we will have to reschedule & he will have to be sedated....I would really like to avoid that. It will be the end of this week or early next week before we have the EEG results.

Catching Up

So its been awhile....

We have been much busier than usual. Two reasons:

1. Joshua has had all sorts of things going on. We found out at his 18 month check up that he is having some developmental delays (speech & walking). So, we are off to multiple evaluations for that. We know that he will be starting speech therapy soon but have a PT and OT evaluation tomorrow. He has also been having some strange episodes since he had the seizure in January. He turns red, gets warm, and then gets really tired. It seems to happen for 2-3 days every 2-3 weeks. So, we are having an EEG done Tuesday to determine if these are seizures. The doctor doesn't think they are but he doesn't know why this is happening. We are hoping that the EEG is normal. Please keep Joshua in your prayers. Then he had an ear infection on Memorial Day. He was running a fever of 103.1, so we got to spend the evening at the after hours clinic. We found out a few days later that he is allergic to amoxicillin, which he was taking for the ear infection. So, he had a terrible rash...looked like blisters on his hands and feet. It is almost back to normal.


2. We are putting our house on the market. We made this decision a few months ago, and have been working to fix all of the little things that needed to be done to get it on the market. We are finishing those things up. It has taken a lot longer than we thought & John's job has been much more demanding for the past few months than it had previously been. He has had to work so much for his job that it is hard to find time to get things done around the house. But, we are almost done & will hopefully have our house listed in the next week. We have loved living here...it is the only house either of us have had, so it is sad to leave. But, we know we will need a much bigger yard for Joshua to play in soon. We have no idea where we will move. We feel like we are on an impossible mission...finding a nice home in a good school district, semi-close to John's work & church, with a yard and at a decent price! We'll have to see how that goes!

I'll try to get some pictures posted later this week after all of the doctor's appointments are over & things are in order around the house!