Speaking of working on the blog, I had plans to do many things last night, but I ended up caring for a sick baby. It is really unsettling to have a sick infant. I hate it when any of my kids are sick, but even more when they can't communicate what is going on. He seems to be on the mend today and I have a lot of catching up to do, around the house and here. It's amazing how much work one house can be, especially when you're unable to do the usual upkeep. I am working on my own cleaning routine and will be posting about it soon.
I'm used to being busy and having a lot to keep track of, but even so this has been a pretty rough week. It was already a long week for my husband, he works a swing shift and will work 4 days of one week then 3 the next (12 hour shifts). He ended up taking an extra shift on one of his days off this week and worked 18 hours yesterday. On his one day off we had to take my baby to see a Neurologist for a follow up and he had to get to bed early in order to be up for the 18 hours shift Friday. I am used to being home with the kids, but this was one of the more difficult times.
The visit with the Neurologist went well though. If you don't already know, there seems to be a Genetic disorder that my side of the family has. It causes a seizure disorder and right now we do not know exactly which gene it is, so we don't know that it is affecting someone until they start to have seizures. It is considered benign because the seizures are "outgrown" by age 2. My daughter had seizures as an infant, was put on medication to stop them, then weaned off when she was a year old. She is 7 now and hasn't had a seizure since she was 4 months old. My youngest son is 6 months and had his first seizure at 4 months. He ended up having around 8 seizures, 6 in one day, and is on medication to stop them. I am so thankful that there is medication that can help stop them from happening, it is a really scary thing to watch your child have a seizure. I also worry about that medication because it is known to cause developmental delays (most often with prolonged use).
So, for now, he is monitored by a Neurologist and his Pediatrician is closely monitoring his development so that we can watch for any delays. He is a happy baby and seems to be developing right on track. I just wanted to add a little background to that because I know I would be curious if someone mentioned seeing a specialist without any other information :) I have to say that what my daughter went through as an infant really shaped my educational philosophy. I feel like I am better prepared to help my youngest thrive because of what I learned through that experience. I will go more into detail about that later though.
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