Praise God!!!  Let me start by saying its been a little crazy the past couple of months.  I wanted to give a little history and update from Bradford's appt. with the neurologist.  Brad and I noticed him having what I thought was an absence seizure one afternoon.  We monitored him very closely after that and saw that he was having several a day.  I took him to the pediatrician and then got referred to the neurologist.  Of course our first appt. got cancelled. So a month later we got in. In the mean time he was having anywhere from 5-12 a day.  I know your probably thinking, my gosh but that didn't scare me as much as the behavioral changes we saw.  He had some severe anxiety and fear and it kills you as a mother when you can't take that away for them.  Let me just say that I am so thankful that it is just absence seizures( because I know it could be a lot worse). So Tuesday he had his eeg and the neurologist was able to see a few seizures. I gotta say my lil' man went through the whole test with a smile on his face. The Dr. did diagnose him as having childhood absence epilepsy.  We started him on his new medicine and so far so good.  He has gone 24 hrs now with no seizures and no crazy side effects from his meds! Thank you to everyone who has kept us in their thoughts and prayers. We really appreciate it.  

Dah dah dah da!!!!! Here's your real Captain America.  We took Bradford to the park to get some pics in his halloween outfit last weekend.  Brad took a lot of good photos but was real eager to photoshop this one first. Can't wait to see the 12x18 poster size he ordered to put in his room!!

Sorry, I am just now getting around to posting b-day pics.Its been a little crazy around our house to say the least.  So Bradford wanted the same theme (super hero) as last year but then decided on a Captain America theme.  The boy loves his super heros.  This year we made super hero shields  and had a pinata at Granny White Park.  His Opa made him a captain america cake. We put both grandmas to work helping with the shields.  Daddy started his birthday morning off with a little surprise, a weekend in uncle Michael's rubicon.  He was in heaven!! On his actual birthday we always have the downstairs decorated.  I hang all the cards he received from his party. He loves that more than anything.  Then he gets his breakfast with birthday candles (this year he chose a scone) and we sing happy birthday.   That night he gets to choose where to eat.  Are you ready for this one, Boscos. Yes my son chooses a micro brewery for dinner.  What can I say, he loves the pizza there.  At bedtime I read his birthday letter to him.  This includes a few questions I ask him that year like what he wants to be, favorite friend, color, etc.  Then I add a section for what he has accomplished that year and just a personal note with favorite memories.  Yes, I cry my eyes writing it (shocker, I know). It was a great birthday!!!

Today was Bradford's first day of 4 yr. old pre-k and yes I get teary-eyed seeing him on the first day.  Look how much my lil' guy has grown.  He loves his new teacher, Ms. Amy.  She rocks!!  He was so proud that he traced his name with Ms. Amy (he did a good job too).  He passed out on the way home from school and I transfered him to my room.  Yay! Ms. Amy ( I think I feel a starbucks gift card floating her way).  As for mommy, it was my first day with my new class and I loved meeting and playing with my new friends.  My kiddos helped me teach my puppet friends, Blue and Chatty Kathy, my rules and the correct way to play.  I bet you can guess which puppet misbehaved.  They loved it every time Chatty Kathy would interrupt.  I can only imagine how crazy I looked to someone looking in.  Hey! Its for the kids, right? 

Bradford is so excited to be a big brother!  He wanted to put the diaper and pajamas on his new doll, a friend loaned us, all by himself.  I must say he did a pretty good job!

I am so proud of my little man!! Bradford went from not wanting water splashed on him to swimming under water with and without his mask. Swimming is a whole new world to him! Since these pictures he has also been taking his swim vest off  and swimming from Mommy to Daddy. He will swim about 3-4 feet by himself now.  The only problem is I can't keep him out of the water. I should probably look for a smaller mask. I love nothing more than watching him grow and overcome his fears.