Fantastic news, Brody's spleen is back to normal size. The Dr. was right in thinking that it was just enlarged again this visit because he was sick. We will continue to monitor it with every well baby checkup and if it's large again he will have another round of blood work, to see if he is still affected by the mono. This wild child of mine sure is a handful, but he's worth every second.
We are a tad concerned by his delay in things. He just really started walking at 15 months. He babbles sometimes, but doesn't talk much. The only thing he will say and repeat is Da-Da. He's very unsteady walking. Our PA mentioned at our last well baby visit that he was a tad behind on a bunch of things. I have noticed this as well, but didn't want to spend his whole life comparing him to Cole. When the MRI came back clear, because of the temper, fits and screaming episodes, along with the hitting of his head, the Neurologist wants him seen by a childhood behavioral specialist. We are trying to determine if he is on the highly functional end of the Autism Spectrum. There is an Autism Specialist in Peoria Dr. Lindsey, and we will be going to see this Dr as soon as Brody gets evaluated by all these developmental specialists. Thursday morning one of the specialists is visiting our home to evaluate him on a few things. Then in a couple weeks another specialist will come and evaluate him on a few other things. Dr. Lindsey wants to make sure he's had an all round assessment before he sees him and so that is what we will do. I know all kids develop differently, I know this may be jumping the gun, but to have 2 different Dr's recommend to us that we need to get him seen, finally gave Bill and I the push to make the appointments. Bill hates the thought of labeling his child with something, I am not fond of the idea either, but here's how I see it... if he DOES have something developmentally wrong with him, then I would love to catch it early, and help him get the best care, to be the best and smartest kid he can possible be. I don't want him labeled to give up on him. I want him labeled so that we can get him the help he needs to be the best he can be. This was such a difficult decision on us to make. Our Dr. assured us that his son was the exact same way, and when he turned two he just started talking in sentences and you'd have never known he didn't talk his whole life till then. He's getting smarter every day, he's not dumb by any means, but if there's a special way we need to be teaching him so he understands us better I want to learn what to do so we can help him succeed in life.
BIG news in our neck of the woods... we're buying a HOUSE!!! Bill is going to the bank Tuesday to draw up the papers and as soon as everything goes through it's OUR NEW HOME!!! It's a tad closer to the farm. It is actually surrounded by ground Keith owns. It's 3 Bedrooms, it's single story, full basement, it's perfect for us. It needs some updating, paint, carpet, attention... but we've got all that covered. The construction process will begin ASAP. I have been so busy picking out things, comparing prices, getting figures together. Mom and I are chomping at the bit to get in there and get to work! First order of business is replacing the furnace. It has central air, but it has a fuel oil furnace in it and we don't want that. Next up will be painting, ripping out carpet, replacing kitchen, dining room, and living room flooring. Painting bedrooms, re-doing bathroom, replacing fixtures and MOVING... Ugh. This will give me something to heal fast for! The best part of it all is Bill will have a machine shed to work his seed business from home. He won't be doing that till next year, because the shed is rented for the year this year, but 2012 his Kruger business will be ran out our back door. That will be so exciting for him. The boys have spent quite a bit of time over there already, and each has kinda gravitated towards their own bedrooms. Brody's favorite room is going to be his bedroom, and Cole picked out the bedroom he wants. He is soooo excited! He wants a yellow wall and some white walls too! He cracks me up! I am most excited that everyone will have their own room, all on the same level. I am also excited that Bill will be around more, working , but working from home. That will be great for us all. The boys need daddy close more often. I am excited for all the changes this new year is bringing. I can't contain myself! It's going to be a perfect year. NEW YEAR, NEW HOME, NEW BODY, NEW HEALTH, and plenty of HAPPINESS for it all!!!!
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