September was spent in Montana, and we had a blast. I took a ton of pictures!! Billy went on his first flight,
went to his first parade,
his first carousel ride,
his first football game (and first tailgate, but he did NOT enjoy that),
he met SO many family members (ggma joan, ggma fonise, uncle mark, aunt jeri, uncle adam and a TON of cousins), he learned to actually eat baby food (and discovered his LOVE of prunes, and severe dislike of green beans), he learned how to shake his rattle and put his paci in his mouth, he went (temporarily) from 3 naps to 2 naps a day, he got a little better at sitting up,
we bought him a new exersaucer that he loves,
he learned how to scoot backwards in his walker,
October was even more exciting, but in a much different way. The first 2 weeks were spent bascially lounging at home and meeting up with all the friends we missed. Then we went to AZ for a week, and that's where it got REALLY exciting. First, the good news: Billy perfected his ability to sit,
he rolled from back to front, and he ate an entire jar of baby food in ONE SITTING! Now, on to the not-so-great but not-so-terrible news: He had 4 seizures. Not the kind one typically pictures (falling on the floor, shaking uncontrollably). Basically he had focal seizures where he zoned out and didn't take any breaths for about 30-45 seconds. then he came to and fell asleep almost immediately. Lynda and I took him to the hospital and they admitted him. They performed test after test (upper GI scan, EKG, blood work, urine analysis, EEG and finally and MRI) and he stayed a strong, happy boy through most of it.
Even with the IV in his hand (which he chewed on)
And again with the IV in his head
The tests determined that he had in fact had seizures. They put him on medicine and we haven't witnessed another since (thank GOD). However, the side effects of the meds are less than pleasant (irritability, drowsiness, rage, low appetite...), but he is getting over them!
November thus far has been rather uneventful. We spent most of it working through his new found attitude (thanks to the meds). We recently let a little girl name zoey in on our everyday fun (I watch her while her mommy and daddy work), and it has been wonderful! She has influenced little Billy in so many ways. He talks more, eats more solids, and has even started to use rolling over as a form of transportation :o) We love having her around.
Well, that's all for now! Tomorrow is turkey day, and I'm sure i'll have plenty of fun pictures to post of billy eating!! yay!
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