Today Emmett was due for 3 vaccines, MMR, Hep A and something else...can't remember. While I'm pro-vaccines I still like to talk to the doctor about them before they are given go our boys. I was introduced to a family that had a child seriously injured by the MMR. It's a real life situation and while I still don't think vaccines are linked to Autism I do know that some kids are seriously injured. These are well documented cases and my heart goes out to these families. Elliott was hospitalized after the MMR and so I have concerns about Emmett. Dr. H discussed those concerns and collectively we decided to split everything up. He received the other 2 vaccines today and the MMR as well as Elliott's chicken pox booster…

After a lengthy discussion with Dr. H and it was decided that right now it's just to early and he is to young to start medications. Dr. H is moving to ACH in August and so he wouldn't be able to manage things going forward. He's not comfortable starting something he can't follow up on. Besides, before Dr. H EVER puts a child on stimulants he does a full work up. So Elliott will be scheduled for his EKG in order to get some baseline heart information. The other side to this decision is that anxiety is involved as well as Aspergers so ADHD may not actually be the issue. Much of what we experience with Elliott could be anxiety and Aspergers mixed in with some "typical" behavior.....we have no…

The boys have both had their vitals taken and in a surprising turn of events, Emmett would not tolerate the BP cuff. ;-) Mommy is reading stories while the boys are getting restless...  sigh - Lost and Tired Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

We just arrived at NCMF with Elliott and Emmett for the respective appointments. We will be here a while and have bloodwork and vaccines to look forward to.  I have no idea how this is going to go. Gavin is with my mom and she is taking him to OT so he doesn't miss his appointment. - Lost and Tired Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

Gavin begins OT this week at Concorde Kids. I hope this helps him to better manage his sensory needs. He really enjoyed his initial visit so these should be a positive experience as well. I'll let you know how it goes. We are waiting for speech an PT as well. Dang waiting lists :-(  

Emmett has his 3 year appoint today with Dr. H. He'll check all the usuals and let us know where he is at as far as weight and height. We will discuss vaccines and what he needs and doesn't need. I'm not sure if he's due for any or not but we always like to talk to Dr. H about any and all vaccines prior to blindly vaccinating any of our kids. We do our best to responsibly vaccinate our children. As I have made very clear in the past we are pro vaccines but we still do our research and seek the advice of our trusted Dr. H before we decide to give one of our children a vaccination. It will be interesting to see where Emmett is compared…

Elliott has his ADHD evaluation today. This has been a long time coming and hopefully we will get some answers one way or the other. This scares me more then the Aspergers dx because for him it appears to be much more of a problem. I foresee a medication trial in the future and I hate the idea of any of my kids being medicated. Hopefully we will have some answers today and start to move forward. - Lost and Tired Please Vote for Lost and Tired (just click the link) and help me spread Autism Awareness. Everyone can Vote once a day :)

Singing Happy Birthday to Emmett won't get me on American Idol but he was REALLY happy and that's all that matters. This is the first time he has shone interest in his birthday so this was really exciting......... I thought I would share the moment with all of you. :-)   [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcz6mjLyqzo[/youtube]