Dear Friends,
This week has been extremely full. We were discharged yesterday from UVA Hospital after two days there, specifically monitoring Asher for 24 hours to rule out seizures. It had been suggested by one of his doctors that the recent episodes he had been having sounded slightly like seizures. This past weekend he had five episodes, so we decided to monitor him just in case there was new information that could help us know how to best treat him.
The video/EEG monitoring came back almost completely negative for seizures. While we can't be 100% certain because he didn't have one while in the hospital, his tracings didn't appear prone for seizure activity and for a little guy with so much going on, they actually looked "quite good" for a baby his age. That was a relief and an encouragement. The episodes are, then, most likely caused by that change in pulmonary blood pressures, as we had thought before. We can do some things to help him avoid having them, but it sounds like they may not go away, given his anatomy.
We are all happy to have him (and Mommy) back at home with us. He was back to his cooing, happy little self by the evening.
To add to the fun, we may or may not have treated someone in our home for lice (for the 3rd time in a month and a half), and Michael's school chorus performed at the Paramount on Tuesday.
We also closed on our new home yesterday! Our Dads are here to help with lots of house projects before we move in on April 25th. Meal help was graciously started back up to help us in these nutty weeks - just let us know if you are interested in helping in this way or any other practical moving way and we will happily find you something to do. (c:
Thank you for your persistent prayer! Asher's sweet little life is joy amidst the chaos.
Much love,
Michael, Laura, Noah, Ethan and Asher
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