Happy 2012

Well....another year has gone past and its time to look to the past year and remember the journey.

Noah really started out having a tough time in 2011... February we came really close to lossing him he was so sick. But he is a fighter and we got thru it. Then when he was well enough he began Preschool. What a step that was for mommy! But The Morrison Center Preschool really has been so good for him. He is getting so much stronger and I luv to see how much he is accomplishing...although to some eyes it may be small...to mommy's eyes he has accomplished much. 2011 Summer seemed to go without a hitch. We did try to do a Spaghetti Dinner supper but it just was to hot a day for Spaghetti and the turnout wasnt great. However we do appreciate all of our family and friends that did come out and support us. September and October we ended up in Maine Medical with phemonia and I thought that we were gonna have a tough time this winter. So far (knock on wood) things havent been that bad. December we finally switched completely to Home Hope and Healing and discharged Maxim Healthcare for services. And we became fully staffed for nursing care. And I have to say I am exciting and thankful that I relly truely believe we finally have an awesome nursing staff in our home. Christmas came and went and this year it was so exciting to be able to buy Noah some toys this year instead of just clothes.

Noah is still on the ketogenic diet and is thriving on it. Before we went on this diet he was siezuring 9-10 times a day and they were the "big" stiffening siezures. Now on the ketogenic diet it seems he is only having siezures 1-3 times a week and most of his siezures are the smaller sleeping siezures versus the stiffening ones. So this diet is worth all the work that we have to put into it. He is also gaining weight and growing on this diet. Last weight was 31 lbs amd 42 inches long. He is getting to be such a big boy.

Now 2012 is here. Another year ahead with more journeys and trials. I would like to believe that I am ready for it. I hope that Noah being so healthy this year continues and 2012 is full of happy surprises. I keep telling him that with this new found strength in his head control mommy wants him holding it up by my birthday. :) That would be such a wonderful gift. January Noah has started going to see Dr. Paul Newton in the Biddeford Chiropractic. We originally went there in hopes he could help with Noahs scoliosis, upon examination he found that Noahs neck was extremely out of place and we are beginning with fixing this issue first and then he will work with the scoliosis. Maybe getting his neck alligned will also help with him holding it up better too.

I thank you all for your support! And I always know I can count on everyones support. This one fact has helped through the past years and will continue to help into 2012.