So Thankful

After a long sleepless night, we headed over to the hospital early this morning for Ethan's EEG. Though both Tim and I felt exhausted, Ethan seemed to have gotten his second wind. After a few minutes of wake time, they said we needed to try to get him to sleep. So Tim started holding him down and Ethan started screaming. They said this is usually the only way kids end up going to sleep. He cried for 30 minutes straight and then I heard them talking about us having to come back for another appointment to sedate him so he would sleep. I came back into the room to see

if I could get him to sleep - I really didn't want to have to do this again! Tim got up and I laid down next to Ethan and started singing to him. He immediately put his fingers in his mouth and was asleep within 10 minutes!

I am so thankful for Tim, who had to do the hard part and I'm so thankful that Ethan did end up falling asleep.

After the technician got what she needed she said we could wake him up. I asked her what her initial thoughts were on the EEG and she said the preliminary readings showed no seizure activity. However, the doctor has still not read the EEG and we will not know anything for certain until Monday. As soon as she said this, I started crying and it made me realize how much I was

really worried about these possible seizures. So, she stressed the fact that a doctor could find something she didn't find, but said everything looked good to her. I feel so very thankful about these results, but know that I'll feel even better once I talk with the doctor.

Here are a few pics of Ethan, still sleeping at the end of the test. She said we could wake him up, but since we worked so hard to get him to sleep (and since we hardly ever get to watch him sleep), we waited a few minutes and Tim took some pictures with his phone.

And here is Ethan with the goo in his hair. Last time we did this, Ethan was 2 months old and had very little hair. So this time we got to give him a little goo doo afterwards.

We took Ethan home to sleep and my sister stayed with him while Tim and I headed off to our ultrasound appointment. With everything going on with Ethan - from this EEG to therapies to starting school in a few weeks, it really hasn't sunk in that we are actually having another baby. So, I was extremely thankful for the opportunity to see our new little one move around and hear his/her heartbeat. It made everything a little more real. Our official due date now is October 18th -- three days before Tim's birthday! Here's a picture of our new little Veeck...

We are so thankful for everyone who prayed for us and for Ethan this week. Each of you have been a part of our journey over the past 3 years -- in one way or another -- and we appreciate you more than you know.

Family Update

It's been quite a while since we've updated the blog...mostly due to lots of 1st trimester nausea and tiredness. I don't think it's all gone, but it has gotten a little better, so I thought I'd skip my afternoon nap and post a little update.

As far as baby Veeck goes, I went for my first OBGYN appointment a few weeks ago and they will be doing an ultrasound to determine the due date this week (March 30th). I've had nausea every day and lots of days it lasts all day long, so I'm definitely looking forward to the second trimester. I already feel like I'm showing a little bit and my clothes are starting to feel too tight. Too bad my pregnancy clothes are in storage.

Ethan is enjoying all his new therapists and is making huge progress with his speech. Just a few weeks ago he was only saying one word at a time and now is putting two and sometimes three words together at a time! This is the fastest progress he has ever made in any area over the past three years. Speaking of three years, Ethan will be turning three on April 16th and, since we haven't made too many friends here in SC yet, we will just be having a little family birthday party for him - maybe a picnic in a local park.

We went to his new pediatrician here in SC a few weeks ago and everything went pretty well. However, he was concerned about Ethan's staring spells and ordered a sleep deprived EEG which will take place this week (March 30th) - yes, the same day as the ultrasound - this is going to be quite a week. Please pray that everything comes back normal for this test. The doctor believes Ethan may be having absence seizures. I am trying to stay positive and pray that this is not the case, but honestly, I am pretty worried. Please also pray that he is able to fall asleep at the hospital. He can only sleep for 4 hours the night before - we have to put him to bed at 11pm and wake him at 3am. He has never been great at sleeping in public places, so we hope that he is able to fall asleep during the test.

I don't have a lot of pictures to post. We just got a new computer and I'm still trying to figure out how the photo application works. I do have a few pictures I took at the park about a month ago - the weather here has been beautiful and we've been playing outside now for at least a month. It's wonderful now, but I'm sure it's going to be quite a shock to the system with the hot southern weather this summer!

Please don't forget to pray for us and especially for Ethan this Wednesday, March 30th. The test is at 8:30am. Thanks!