....and the doctor said

I planned to update this earlier today but wasn't able to get to it. Here we go....

In reference to the MRI, Dr. Henry said that they would be looking for a brain bleed or Cerebral Palsy. He said wanted to know if I'd been sick during my pregnancy with Jack, sick like with a virus. It seems to me that I had a cold at one time, but I'd have to look back in my blog to check for sure. Anyway, he said that something like that could have caused a brain bleed in Jack. I know what you're probably thinking, why on earth would he tell me this, right? I'm just the opposite - I want to know information like this.

My Aunt, who is a nurse, wanted me to make sure that the doctor remembered that Milroy's disease runs in Justin's family. When I was pregnant with Jack (I think it was with Jack - I've been pregnant a lot ) we had genetic counseling. We learned at that time that Milroy's (Lymphedema ) could attach itself to any organ. Dr. Henry hadn't thought of that, so thank you Jenni for thinking of that for us.

He asked if Jack's had any seizures. Uh, no - I would have called the doctor 2 seconds after he was done - don't kid yourself. He asked if he was having silent seizures. I don't believe he's having any kind of seizures. Dr. Henry wants Jack to have an EEG just to make sure. That's scheduled for next Monday.

I brought some fruit puffs so that Dr. Henry could watch Jack pick one up with his right hand and then one with his left hand. He seemed to be quite surprised. With his right hand, Jack picked up the puff and put it directly in his mouth. With his left hand, Jack struggled to pick it up. When he finally got it in his hand, he held it for a bit before trying to get it to his mouth. More times than not his misses his mark when using his left hand.

I told Dr. Henry that many times Jack will have his right hand flat while the left hand is clinched in a fist. He saw it for himself a few times as well. He said it wasn't normal for a baby of Jack's age to do that.

Remember the bell story? Dr. Henry isn't so sure that Jack hears very well out of his left ear. He said there was nothing that could be done right now for him, so we'll just leave it as is. He showed me some things to try with him to see if he's hearing or not. It seems to be a bit of a 'back burner' type thing, which is fine. His main concern is his left side and the fact that Jack isn't sitting up by himself. However, he is getting better at that too. We've noticed that when Jack is sitting by himself, he falls to the left. I know that's probably of no surprise, but I thought I'd say it.

As for waving or holding his arms out to be held, Dr. Henry said that Jack falls into the 20th percentile - which is low, but with help that can be fixed.

I'm sure I've left something out, however, I made a video blog so that I wouldn't have to type all of this, but our computer is slow and wouldn't load it to youtube. Now it's 10:30pm and I'm too tired to care. The kids are all in bed and I'm heading there too. Tomorrow morning is our first session with PT/OT.

Thanks to everyone who checked in today. It's very much appreciated.