Unfortunately, we weren't able to show off Victor's lion costume on Halloween but I did take photos of him in his cute costume on Halloween eve (thanks to cousin Matthew).
"Thanks for holding me, Mrs. Bailey. I love to be held!" "ROAR!"
At about 3 months old, Victor fit into his big Duke t-shirt from big cousin Erin. These photos were taken while getting him to hold his space rattle. I think he enjoyed it, what do you think? My guess: he's thinking this shirt should say UCONN!
Victor & I spend a lot of time together...here are just some of the moments we've shared (Victor ranged in age from 2 weeks to 2 1/2 months in these photos).
Victor loves hangin' with his Dad! They play together a lot. Dad even takes him for walks in the stroller and loved showing him off at his office when he was 2months old. Victor loves playing games with Dad, like when he spits up all over Daddy's back! But the best is when they both enjoy some rest... Like father, like son!
Every summer the Woodland Park Zoo hosts a summer concert series. Victor really enjoyed his first concert and danced to the tunes of Los Lobos. He loved watching all of the people--he didn't fuss once!
In August, Vic took his first trip to Whidbey Island with his cousins. He had a lot of fun. His friend, Vada, held him, helped change him, sang to him and even showed Vic and his cousins the chicken coop with her brother John. They all had fun. Vic hung out and also watched the grown ups eat lots of yummy food. Victor is looking forward to many more visits to the Island in the near future!
I'm 4 years old and started having seizures when I was 2 weeks. The Dr's didn't detect my seizures (Sz) until I was 13 weeks old. To control my Sz, I've tried many medications: Phenobarbital, Keppra, Zonegran, Lamictal, Vigabitrin, Diastat, Ativan, Klonopin, Celontin, Tegrotol, Clobazam, Depakote & now Vimpat.
I've had lots of therapies: cranial sacral, physical, occupational, speech, rolfing, hippotherapy and swimming. Plus, I've seen a naturopath, homeopath and various other doctors. I had infantile spasms(IS) and tried ACTH (steroid injections). My IS resolved after I took vigabitrin; I was 6 months. I've been on the Ketogenic Diet since I was 8 months. When I started the diet my seizures were 50+ seizures/day I now have <3/day.
I have a hard time verbally communicating and I work real hard to build my strength so that I may one day sit alone without falling over and hold up my head with ease. I am legally blind with something called cortical vision impairment but I can still see lights and images. My parents support me every step of the way and my Mommy writes about me in this blog to help others better understand me and my condition.
Thank you for reading!