Weekly Update #1

We've had a very eventful week with Sophie:

First, her physician called and the MRI was completely normal.  The only thing it did show was Sinusitis.  We're thinking this is related to the "breath holding" and will be taken care of when we get her to the pediatric ENT and her adenoids/tonsils are assessed.

Second, we are not seeing seizures any longer.  During the late half of this week, neither Joe or I have seen any seizures.  We're hoping that they're done and medication is working just as it's supposed to.  Hurrah!  On a related note her mood is also MUCH better.  She's playing nicely with her sister, she's using her manners, and she's much kinder to all of us.

Third, today was her last day of pre-school!  Next stop Kindergarten.  A great aside to this is that today her teachers stopped me to say that, they don't know what's happened but over the past two weeks, "She's really come out of her shell!"  She's participating in group time, volunteering to answer questions during reading time, and she's engaging in conversation!  If you know Sophie at all you'll recognize that this is a huge achievement.  Usually we get reports from her teachers saying they couldn't evaluate her due to her shyness and unwillingness to participate.  Everything is turning around.

Sometimes I just give her a big hug saying, "I'm so glad you're back!".  She really is back!