What We've Been Up To

My precious boy turned 7. The family helped us get him his own laptop he can use in school. It was an incredible deal at Best Buy, too.

He likes to eat out at buffet restaurants and look at all of the people and the food under the lamps.

Here is Lib getting a drum lesson from Dad. His father taught a music workshop for all of the kids at the camp this summer. He had his band out there, who happily volunteered their time to sing and play for the kids. Then, the children had an opportunity to play with all of the instuments: Drums, saxaphone, bass, guitar, and singing into the microphone. The kids and adults loved it!

Lib and his swim teacher, Robin getting a lesson. This is the child who could not tread water and refused to put even his ears in the water who is now swimming on his own! He had 2 weeks of 30 minute lessons and after that, he just took off. The swimming, I have to say, is probably the best therapy Lib has ever had. He has confidence and it has done something neurologically. He was more vocal and present after each swim session. Robin came to our Dad's pool to teach him. She and her husband have a swim team for special needs kids she said that Lib can join as soon as he is swimming well! Look at those little dolphin flipper feet. I could not be prouder of him.

Also, we took him to see his first movie ever at the movie theater on his birthday: Up! He loved it. Aside from two potty breaks, Lib sat through the whole movie. He's really growing up.

Other things: Doing well with our new doc's recommendations. Chelation is a'coming in about a week and we've had lots of conversations about that. AND, the seizures...the absence seizures have returned and we are currently in discussion about that, optimizing his nutrients. There is a mystery here. I thought it was casein that was causing seizures and I removed it about a year ago. The seizures returned at some point and I have to cull back through my notes to see if there is a correlation with any supplement or not.

But, Lib is eating very, very well. He is currently in a growth spurt, so I am hoping we can start getting the lead and mercury and other metals out soon. He has increased his receptive language, we are using pictures and sign, and he is vocalizing more. Still, speech is elusive.

We are going forward at least and Lib is having a fun summer.

Thanks so much for all of your kind emails checking up on me. We have had some ongoing medical issues in the family, and that is one of the main reasons for my absence on the blog but for now all is well.