It has been the fastest, best, and both the easiest and hardest 6 months ever. There is no doubt our family seems and feels so complete, but there is also no doubt that we couldn't fit in any more than we currently have going on. Your big brother and sister are both playing basketball with a lot of practices before and after school and you are such a trooper. The majority of days, I pick you and Farrah up from daycare around 4:10 and we are in the car until we get home at about 6:15. Sometimes I am able to get you out to nurse you while we wait a few minutes until practice is out at 5:30, but sometimes we fill that extra time with running errands and you usually sleep or just look around and play with some toys. We don't hear much out of you. One night you starting crying really hard so I pulled over at the Mexico Walmart exit and told Kylie to start getting you out and as soon as she pulled you out, you vomited all over and it puddled into your carseat. It was so gross, and so thick. I'm pretty sure your stomach was just bothering you, because you made it home just fine after that.
This month, you gave us a big scare. I was taking you to daycare one morning and I always get Farrah unbuckled and out of the car and then I get your car seat and take you both in. You are always very observant, but that day you were just staring past me and did not move at all. I glanced at you and then went to unbuckle Farrah, but then I realized you weren't moving so I looked back at you and your eyes were sort of glazed over and you were not looking at me, not blinking, flinching, or anything. I said your name, nothing. I looked at your chest to see if I noticed breathing, and didn't, so I quickly grabbed the handle to the car seat and shooked it rapidly. Nothing. I grabbed your chest and shook it and yelled your name, and you didn't blink, flinch, or move. Then a second later, your eyes slowly met mine and you smiled shyly. It had me very scared and I was shaking and nervous. I told your teachers, Mrs. Allie and Mrs. Kirsten, and asked them to keep an extra eye on you.
That morning, I took Farrah and met the preschool class at the Mexico VA to trick-or-treat. About two hours later, I dropped Farrah back off at the daycare and visited you for a moment. You were in an excer-saucer looking so big, might I add, and smiling happily. I picked you up, gave you kisses, and then told you I'd see you later. I got to work, clocked in, took over my office, and then I received a phone call from Mrs. Kirsten that you just did the same thing. She said you were in the excer-saucer and your eyes were full of water and your arms were raised at your sides and you were staring, non-responsive. She yelled your name to no response. She picked you up and you were staring past her with water dripping out of your eyes. She began to panic and almost called 911. She tickled your neck and then slowly, just as it had happened to me, you smiled a small smile.
I immediately called your pediatrician, Dr. Bunge, and she told us to take you to the Emergency Room at Women's and Children's and have you evaluated. That's what your dad and I did. However, you never displayed this behavior since. The doctor said it sounded like absence seizures and he referred you for an EEG the following week, and Nana and I took you that day. I was extremely worried about you having to go through with it, but it wasn't too terrible. You didn't like them putting the wires on your head, I think mainly because we had to hold your head still, but as soon as they were finished, you fell asleep...exactly what they had wanted. They recorded your brain activity for about 20 minutes, and the technician hinted that we may not hear anything right away and that no news right away was good news. I waited until after the 7-10 days they said to wait, and I ended up having to call to get the results. I was told you had normal wake and sleeping brain activity. I feel like I learned a lot about seizures and am more prepared if they ever are displayed again. Although it is extremely scary, I know now that they are more common than I had realized, and that you are not hurting, nor is it hurting your brain, during absence seizures.
You also dealing with a bad yeast infection that keeps spreading up your belly and your back. We started using Nystatin and we switched to Ketoconazole. I am hoping this helps!
(First nail painting experience)
(Almost crawling!)
(ER visit for possible seizure activity)
(First time trying food, baby oatmeal)
(Augusta's very first snow)
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