New Tooth

Big News - James got his first tooth!! Very exciting. It is his lower left incisor. I didn't even know he had any ready to pop through because he hasn't been fussy or anything. He was chewing on my hand while I was clipping his fingernails and I felt it. The second exciting news was today was his first day to have cereal. He did well for his first time. Hopefully tomorrow will go just as well and then maybe he will start sleeping all the way through the night.

Sophia news is that today she spelled MOM. Well, okay not exactly spelled but I wrote the word on the side of the bathtub and she pointed to the letters and said "M...O...M...Mama!". I know Jim worked with her on her M's today but I don't know where she learned the O from. She is a little sponge for new information. Smart little cookie!

Neuro Visit

We got our neurology appointment moved up to today. Sophia did awesome. We met with the doctor and she educated us on a lot of information regarding seizures. Then Sophia had her EEG. She sat very still while they put the electrodes on and then she sat on my lap while they did the test. The test took 30 minutes. We read books and she did very well. She only cried at the end when they had to take the electrodes off because the electrodes were pasted to her hair on her head. We got the results back already - normal - YEAH!! However, the doctor expected that. Now we have to go into the hospital for a 2 day video EEG. Ugh. We will get a call tomorrow when that is but the neurologist is trying to schedule it for next week. I am going to stay with Sophia during that time. Jim has to work two days next week so if it is scheduled during that time we might need to call in some reinforcements to help with James. Anyway, I'll keep everyone updated on that report. Hopefully the video EEG will be normal as well.

7 Things

I got this from Paula. So here are 7 random, weird things about me that you may or may not know.

1) I love blueberries. I could eat my weight in them - and since having two kids so close together - that is a lot of weight :-). Every summer I buy 4 pounds at a time and I buy them every week. YUM!

2) I cannot stand to hear people eating. Therefore we eat our meals with either the news or music on. When I hear people eat or when I see them eat with their mouths open, I want to throw up. I have been known to stop eating because I could hear my own self eat and it made me lose my appetite.

3) I love cars. I love how they look, how they drive, all of the features, the colors...everything. If I had millions and millions of dollars I would probably own 10 or more cars.

4) The last thing I do every night before I go to bed is go to the bathroom. It doesn't matter if I just went 5 minutes ago. If Jim starts talking with me or if I go check on one of the kids, I will have to go to the bathroom again before I can fall asleep.

5) I always have the house alarm on - unless Jim is home. Even in the middle of the day, I will turn alarm on. I don't know why, I'm not scared in my own home. It is just something that I do.

6) I secretly watch The Girls Next Door when I am bored. I don't know what it is about the show but I think it is funny. Maybe it is because it is a lifestyle that is soooo different from my own that is interesting. Also, I don't quite understand what it is about Hef that attracts all of these girls.

7) I have an anxiety attack every time I fly. It doesn't stop me from flying but every time the plane takes off and lands, I pray and take deep breaths while my heart pounds and I get very very still with nervousness.

There you go - 7 strange little facts about ME! I don't know 7 people who have blogs (and I don't know how to attach the blog to this posting and I don't really have time right now to figure it out - I'm a busy Mom today) but I will tag people that I know who have blogs as well as some people to respond via email. I tag Beck, Carol, Mom, Paula A., Jim, Suz, Christina.

Sophia

It looks like Sophia is having seizures again. For those of you who don't know, Sophia started having seizures at around 4 weeks old but the EEG was normal and the pediatric neurologist thought she would out grow it. Well, she did, up until about 3-4 weeks ago. We have an appointment Oct. 21 with the neurologist. I am sure she will order tests. Jim saw two of the seizures this week and he is going to call on Monday to see if we can get the tests done sooner so when we come to the appointment, we will already have test results in hand. Let's hope she will just 'grow out of them' and that it is nothing serious. Keep her in your prayers, please.