The last few days have been fairly routine. Philip's seizures are not as consistent as before, probably due to the effects of the new medicine. One day, he had two tonic seizures all day. The next day he had 8 or 9. That's why we wait until everything levels out to evaluate the medicine's effect. He hasn't been as aggressive or grumpy as the last post so I'm hopeful that some of those days were also due to schedule changes. His balance and fine motor skill may be a little better but he still can't really walk on his own. He has had good days and bad days with that, as well. Last Saturday, he leaned toward the left almost all day-when sitting, when standing, when walking. He has had one or two other days like that in the last several months and we are not sure at all why that happens. Usually, the next day he is fine.
As I mentioned above, we have met with a therapist group from the public schools to determine Philip's eligibility for a special needs Pre-K program. We feel for several reasons right now that this is the next step to get Philip the help he needs. Unless the Lord closes the door, we will continue to follow this path. They can offer speech, occupational, physical and vision therapy all in one place. At such a critical brain development time, it is important that he receives all this help. Hopefully, with seizures under more control, he can make up some lost ground from the last few months. Especially with baby Ethan arriving sometime in the next two months, I can't address all areas of development Philip needs to advance. We have prayed about this step and trust the Lord to continue to lead us. We would appreciate your prayers, of course, that we would choose what is best for Philip according to the Lord's plan for him. We have a second meeting in the next two weeks to find out more about the special needs Pre-K option.