19 Months
Wow. It is safe to say our world was turned upside down this month. I have two very brave boys. Hudson you were a rock star this whole month, I thank you for your understanding. I think this will be the month we never forget.
On December 1, 2012 we went to the tree farm to get Grandma and Grandpa’s Christmas tree. When we were headed over to G&G’s house Hayden had a small seizure, what we think was a seizure anyway. You were unresponsive to me, I thought you fell asleep with your eyes open. I screamed your name a few times and you finally snapped out of it for a second and then went right back into being out of it and you rolled your eyes back in your head. I ripped you out of your car seat as your Dad drove to the hospital. It was the scariest moment of my life, I cry just typing this. We got you to snap out of it very quickly, I took your sweatshirt off and noticed your belly was moving. I am not sure if you could tell how upset your Dad and I were. When we got to the hospital the nurses calmed us both down as we discovered you were just fine and probably had a small seizure. Your temperature went from 97.1 up to 100.? We immediately thought it was a fever seizure, your Dad had one at 20 months old but because your temperature did not rise about 102 there was no clear answer. The ER doctor told us to follow up with Dr. Nelson. Dr. Nelson thought we should have a CT scan just to make sure everything was ok. You were amazing for the CT! We thought we would have to sedate you for the procedure but you laid perfectly still for the procedure, I was so proud! Well when we got the results we found out that you have a Lipoma in your tentorium. We freaked. We heard the worst. You needed to have an MRI to get more information on the Lipoma and make sure there was no cancer. This was the longest 5 days of my life. We ended up at the ER again on Dec 7th for what we thought was another mini seizure. We visited with Dr. Nelson Saturday, December 8th and he reassured us that the Lipoma was not that bad. We did the MRI on Tuesday, December 11th. You did a great job but were not happy when you woke up. You screamed in my arms for a solid hour. Broke my heart. You were a happy boy when we got home and got to eat pizza on your Gramps lap. Wednesday, December 12th (12-12-12) we got the news that there was no cancer! Just an accidental find and you were perfectly healthy. Best day of my life. You still have to follow up in a Neurologist in January to look into your seizure but my friend you do not have cancer!
It is safe to say our lives stopped for 12 days. Never take what you have for granted. Your Dad and I will never look at the two of you the same. We are doing our best to move on with life but it is still hard for us to not stop everything we are doing and just make sure you both are alright.
Hayden:
If you want something you will say, “yea, yea, yea, yea” or a very strong, “no” and push your hand at us. It is pretty cute. You are obsessed with your Bus. I have to come up with ways to get it away from you. Luckily your Grandma and Grandpa ordered more! You love macaroni and cheese and especially like to eat it out of the container. You love to give your brother a hug and kiss, but we have to make sure you do not bite him when you kiss.
Hudson:
Your big thing this month is Elmo, you love Elmo and can name Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, and Oscar. You love to be tickled. You have learned how to go “bump bump” down the stairs. You are the pickiest eater! We struggle finding things besides snacks that you will eat. You love crackers, cookies, bread, anything sweet but do not like meals. You also love to give kisses and hugs. You are a sweet heart!
Words you both use frequently:
Dog
Cat (Kitty Ka)
Blankey
Monkey
Softy
Truck
Apple
Please (peas)
Thank you
Hot
Cold
Night Night
Car
Bus
Noch (milk)
MiMi
Nana
Berry
Kitten
Moon
Shoe
Eye
Mama
Dada
Papa
Amy
Santa
Elmo
Cookie
Grandma (not used often but sounds like meemaw)
Choo Choo
HoHoHo
Brother
Merry Christmas (Cmas)
(Hudson Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, off, on)
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| At Shawnee Mission ER |
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| Santa at our Pediatrician Office |
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| The great hospital tour of 2012 |
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| Celebrating after the CT scan. |
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| Hudson was so upset he couldn't find his brother when he got home from school, (the day of the CT) we had to turn on the monitor for him to see he was home and ok. |
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| Hudson had a special morning with mama and really wanted to come home with this tractor, maybe next year. |
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| On the way home from the MRI, such a brave boy. |
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