5 months: November 2005

At the start of November, Victor's treatment for the infantile spasms began. The treatment; ACTH, involved daily injections in his thighs. Some side effects of the treatment were crankiness and insomnia..lboth came into full force quite quickly but lasted for about a few weeks. A few weeks into the treatment, while finding no relief from the spasms Gary drove up to Cananda and got Vigabitrin. The vigabitrin showed instant positive effects. Victor was seizure-free, but that only lasted for about 16 days.

We are grateful to have Miss Lynn in our lives. She watches Victor while both Mommy & Daddy try to get some work done. Miss Lynn found just the right positions that would calm Victor during his cranky phase.

While the month of November was difficult, at times, we were able to have some very nice moments. Thanksgiving brought Gary's New Jersey friends into town and we all had some really nice visits at the park & for brunch . Laura's relatives brought all the fixin's for a turkey dinner and that same day Victor smiled for the first time in a couple of weeks. Also, we discovered that Victor started teething...little nubs were just about breaking through! He's now got two bottom lower front teeth.

At the end of the month, while Mommy & Daddy celebrated their anniversary, the family drove down to Portland. Unfortunately, the visit was not for pleasure as Victor underwent both a high powered MRI and PETscan. These tests were to help try and determine the root cause of his seizures.

At the end of Victor's 5th month his weight was 14 pounds 7 ounces.

4 months: Halloween

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!"

"Mom, I feel ridiculous"

3 months--Bath time!

Victor loves taking a bath. He loves the warm water and like his Dad, he loves splashing water..everywhere!




Look, Victor has hair!

Duke of Hazzard

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!

Red Sox vs Yankees!

Hmm..with two opposing baseball team fans in the house, who will Victor root for? (Victor was 3 months at time of photos)

Mommy Time!

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).

Time with Dad

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!

Silly Leeman cousins

From their visit in August, cousins Paul & Hannah were very silly!

Summer Porch Time

While Victor's Aunts and cousins visited in August all enjoyed playing with playdough on the porch...it was a beautiful sunny day!

1st Concert

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!

Whidbey Island

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!