Pics from September

Here are some long over due pics of our little man!

"Daddy just had to get me this A&M outfit...and document how freakin' cute I look in it"

It even has little elf booties to match! Kinda weird, but whatever...

I took these pics one morning before "school". I just thought he looked like a little boy...sooo cute! Thanks Aunt Brenda for the adorable outfit!

Who couldn't love this face?

He loves his exersaucer!

Aunt Kristi came over to hang out...

And our sweet boy feel asleep on her shoulder!

Gigi came over too and brought Garrison this *awesome* Longhorn baseball cap...

Labor day weekend we went out to Anahuac to hang out with Bryan's side of the fam. Here's Gran playin' with the little man...

Cousins Shelby and Charlotte...

And Perry was there too...

I seriously think he looks so cute all wrapped up in towel after his bath...

I'll post October pics next week!

Hello again!

So the last couple weeks have been quite eventful...several more seizure episodes, 1 more trip to the ER, and 2 appointments with new pediatricians. Can I please tell you that I am SO ready for a "boring" week?!? Garrison is doing well though, despite it all. He is happy as can be, developing completely normal, and just so much fun to be around.

Okay, so I'm sure some of you are interested in the results of Garrison's EEG. 2 out of 3 doctors that looked at it said everything appears to be normal. 1 doctor saw a slight abnormality - a spot where his brain activity sped up faster than normal. So who knows. I'd like to have a neurologist take a look at it and tell me what they think. We do have an appointment with Texas Children's seizure clinic on Nov. 13th, so hopefully we can get more answers. I just feel good that all the tests have come back normal so far. That gives me hope that this is just something weird that he'll just grow out of and it won't have any negative effects on him.

So the last trip to the ER, 2 Friday's ago, the doctor thought that Garrison may have Sandifer's Syndrome - this really rare thing that happens to some babies due to the pain of reflux. Bryan and I aren't sold on this diagnosis. We can tell when his reflux is acting up. This is totally different. But, hey, we're not doctors.

The doctor suggested we try to capture an episode on video so that we can show our pediatrician and hopefully figure out what's going on. Luckily we haven't had an episode to video in 8 days! Yay!

So we went to meet a couple of pediatricians and I really liked both. We decided to go with Dr. Margaret Payne because she seems really proactive with this whole seizure thing. A couple hours after meeting with her I got a call from her nurse with the results of the EEG and the direct line to the appoint guy at Texas Children's Neurology. I really appreciate good nurses and doctors.

Here are a few *new* things about Garrison:

• He's becoming very verbal, except it's more squealing than anything else!
• He's reaching for everything - cell phones, paper, earrings, bottled water, you name it - he wants it!
• He has started sucking his thumb and it's SO cute.
• He has found his feet and loves reaching for them.
• His favorite song is The ABC's. If he's crying and I start singing it, he stops to listen. I'm glad I figured out that trick!
• He's started teething, but no signs of a tooth yet, just lots of drool and knawing on things!
• He's really started laughing now. I'm trying to get it on video because it is just the best sound ever!

I'll post some new pictures this week. It's long over due!

Update

Thanks for all the support and prayers. Sorry that I haven't updated y'all in a couple weeks. I'm finding it so hard to find time to blog. I've decided that there just isn't enough hours in the day to do everything that I want to. I feel like with working full time that I get such little quality time with Garrison and Bryan as it is, the last I want is to not be present when we are hanging out

But, I digress...let's get to the important stuff! Our little man is doing great. No more episodes so let's hope that was a one time deal. We take Garrison in this morning for his EEG at Texas Chrildren's. I'll definetly let you know what the results are.

I did find out that the decongestant our pediatrician so quickly prescribed our sweet boy probably lowered his threshold for a seizure. Apparently the American Academy of Pediatrics firmly states that no child under the age of 5 should take a decongestant because there are too many side effects and risks. Garrison is not even FIVE MONTHS. He should NEVER have even been given that damn decongestant. Oh, don't get me started. So we are *clearly* looking for a new doctor. I've gotten some great referrals so I feel like we'll pick a good one.

Okay, off to the hospital. Have a great day!