Seizures are back...

Sorry it's been a while.
Finally out of bed, out and about!
Casey and I don't usually make time for dates.
Not because we don't want to but because we don't want to leave Liam with a babysitter because of his special needs.
While my parents were in town Casey and I finally had a date.
My jaw was still in pain but muscled through it.
On our way home we got a phone call from my dad.
They had called 911 because they weren't sure what to do.
They were thinking Liam was having seizures.
As he described them, indeed he was having them.
We arrived the same time the medics did.
Liam was having seizures.

The next day Liam had another one and we actually saw it.
They weren't the normal seizures that I had seen before.
These were different.
So we called his neurologist.
They finally changed his dosage.
We were able to get an appointment today with his neurologist.
Sadly Liam still had a seizure right in the middle of getting his blood drawn and lasted at least five minutes.
We recorded it since the neurologist asked us to email a video.
We'll see what happens next. 

4th of July

It's July 4 and Liam has been shooting some fireworks... no joke.
He is pretty pleased with himself.

We sat Liam up for the first time this week. Casey did.
He did a great job trying to keep himself positioned but we still have to work on it.
Slow and steady wins the race.
He gets so excited when he hears Eliana's voice.
He is kicking like he is running like the wind.
He loves playing with his tongue and making all kinds of sounds.
Something that he didn't do before.
He still has the cutest giggle.
Sometimes he likes to just sit and think.
I would like to get into his mind and see what runs through it.
I am guessing that he likes hide-and-seek because every time I pop out of nowhere he gets so excited.
I love seeing that cute and huge smile.
He kind of reminds me of baby daffy duck.

During the hospital stay after surgery
Perhaps during surgery...
Liam broke 2 bottom teeth through
and his top two are coming in.
Poor guy looks like he going to have a gap.
He is still such a cutie.

I'll have to post Liam in his 4th of July suit later.

Out of bed!

I can't imagine how Liam must feel staying in one position, one place.

So...

I took him out of his "bed" and let him spend some time on the bouncer.

I must say I think he really enjoyed that.

A little more movement and different toys to look at. 

Eliana was really excited to see him.

I am still a little careful with having her around him but she is great sister.

She was use to kissing Liam's feet all the time but she hadn't been around his feet since surgery.

The poor girl.

She received a nice hard kick from him.

She jumped up and didn't know how to react.

"Ow... ee kick"

is all she said and looked up me.

You can see the redness on her cheek.

The rest of the time she just decided to stay away from the feet and just stayed next to him.

Oh they are going to be best friends.

Today Liam is doing so much better and all we say is we can't believe how energetic he is and how they really are going to be THING 1 and THING 2.

He is beginning to be just like his sister.

No more Mr. quiet and calm Liam.

Eliana holding the cellphone as my parents spoke to Liam.

Liam just keeps doing better.

He is still all smiles.

He likes to look at his hands and feet a little, every now and then.

He is a baby, so he still cries.

I caught him playing with his jaw.

Opening and closing it.

He also like to growl like a lion.

I wonder if it's because Eliana does it so much.

Even if these are baby steps

Even if they are things a 2 or 3 month old do

I am still amazed 

Because it's like our little boy was born again.

Liam has done better today. 

His neck still hurts when we carry him or move him.

Sneezing would hurt but now it doesn't.

I am not sure why but he is sneezing a lot.

He is becoming more verbal and kicking away.

Last night he was making grandma and mommy laugh because he kept puckering up.

Reminds me of my younger brother.

Hopefully I will catch in on camera sometime.

He even gave us a giggle after I asked if he was getting ready for his first kiss.

He is tracking much better.

So good that he was laying and Casey accidentally hit me with a

pillow and he giggled.

He kept giggling as Casey kept doing it.

Then he began to cry and I couldn't figure what it was until I laid him on his side.

He was just tired of being in that position.

He fell asleep and just kept smiling, even giggled, in his sleep.

I just had to take a picture.

If you are wondering what the orange on his head is, it's the soap they put on for surgery.

We are only allowed to give sponge baths and not touch the area for a little while.

Soon we will be able to wash his hair gently, but no baths or touching in incision area.

Not until we see the Doctor in 2 weeks.

And excuse the girly bedding, he has had some accidents (vomiting) so we were out of his bedding for a while.

Thanks every one who is interested in Liam's health and recovery.

Thank you for your prayers, kindness, love, and support!

Family Reunion

Today is Casey's family reunion.

His mom is here so she gets to go.

Wish we could have made it but Liam needs to stay home.

Hopefully when Liam gets better we can go visit his great-grandma!

She is such a wonderful lady. 99 and going strong!

Here is a pic of the last time Liam was able to visit her back in April.

Look at how happy he is to see her!

His Cute Giggle

Yesterday we were able to finally catch Liam's giggle on video.
Not only did we catch it but it is the longest he's ever giggled.
In the past it was spontaneous and very very little.
It is just so cute and we are so glad we are able to see a change in him and how happy he is now.
Take a look at his cuteness.