EEG

EEG is scheduled...for Christmas Eve!! We have to be at the General-MidCity for 7:45. We have to wake Lydia between 4 and 5:00 am and keep her awake until the procedure...mission impossible! We'll do what we can...she doesn't usually stay awake for more than an hour at a time. She had a couple of those little episodes again today...I am almost positive that it is not seizures, but I'm glad we're checking it out just in case.

Lydia developed her same nasty congestion again today...it got progressively worse throughout the day...you can now hear her breathing throughout the whole house. It is so pitiful, poor baby! I have been really watching her and her sisters closely because Elise brought home a note from Mother's Day Out last week that someone in her class was diagnosed with RSV. Lydia and Elise both have had runny noses since yesterday. Audrey just woke up a little while ago sounding congested. I'd assumed that Elise's was just her allergies, but I'm not sure. I pray that none of them get the virus. I'd like for them to be healthy for Christmas so that they can enjoy it.

Feeding has gone fairly well today...though the congestion has impacted it. She has some episodes of gagging and spitting up, seemingly due to the sinus drip. I feel so bad for her.

I have lately been getting more and more excited about Elise's speech. I'm not sure that she really sounds any better...I'm just having an easier time figuring out what she's saying. I was so excited (and she was too) tonight to finally figure out a word that she's been saying lately...she sort of grunts and says "au." Tonight she was trying to pull the top off of a marker when she said it. I finally realized she was saying "hard"...like it was too hard for her to do it. It is so funny that she picked up that little grunt that we usually do when we try to do something that is too hard. She has also been doing a lot of repeating (which also helps me to understand what she's saying)...she'll say something, wait for a response, and then say it again...and again, and again. Suzanne says it is good practice for her to repeat things. She has also been trying to put two words together...though not always with words. She'll usually shake her head while saying something...which means no/not/opposite of the word she is saying. Tonight, Grandma was here making a snowman craft with the girls with Ivory Snow...Elise has some sensory issues with texture, so she didn't want anything to do with touching that messy sticky stuff. She kept pointing to the snowman, shaking her head, and saying "touch." which of course meant that she didn't want to touch it. (And yes Suzanne, she said the word touch very clearly!! Exciting!) The /t/ sound has been the focus for a while now...she is starting to be able to vocalize it.

We've also lately been dealing with some behavior issues with Audrey. It is pretty clear that it is from jealousy because of a lack of attention. Since Lydia and Elise need so much, they do seem to get most of the attention at our house. Also, since Elise is starting to do and say much more lately, I notice that we are always watching her closely to see what she's doing and getting very excited about her accomplishments. Audrey has not lashed out at Elise, but she is throwing temper tantrums in an attempt to get attention. We are trying to address those issues while also attempting some preventive measures by spending more quality time with her. Since time is not in real abundance at our house these days, it has been challenging...though I guess that is the way parenting is and should be. We'll just keeping doing the best we can to make all of our girls as happy and healthy as we can.

Please pray that our girls get healthy and feel better soon.