We are Easter ready... Outfits are set out and ready for church and the kids' empty baskets line the dining table... Just waiting for the Easter Bunny to make an appearance and fill them up! We read a great book that my parents sent for Easter titled What is Easter? It really helped explain it in kid friendly terms.

The kids are excited about Easter. Well, Braeden and Olivia are excited, Girlie keeps asking, "We get candy???" and Liam hasn't a clue, but fun it will still be. It flurried today, but no snow like they received north of us. I'm glad the boys have pants and long sleeves and that I got the girls cardigans for their dresses! :)

Thursday was Liam and Olivia's appointment at the neurology dept at University of Chicago. It went really well. I LOVE their neurologist, he was/is great! His focus was all on Olivia, questioning, finding out what happened when, etc. After her meds were increased the beginning of the month Olivia hasn't had any other issues with her legs. The neurologist said that we are still on the low end of dosage ability for her, so there is plenty of room to increase still if we need to. He said that as far as activities, they want kids to retain as "normal" a life as possible: no restrictions as far as sports. BUT, she is not to take baths, only showers, she is never to lock the door of a room with no windows or a way in, especially a bathroom, and she needs to have someone by her if she is swimming. Which really means no lessons, unless they are one on one, so I'm glad she has already had lessons and progressed as far as she has.

The neurologist then switched to Liam and completely focused on him. I asked if it was possible that it was an environmental issue since both began seizures at a similar time, but he doesn't think so at all. He is concerned that Liam's seizure over the summer did not correspond with a fever although the last one did. He said that many cases of nighttime seizures in young ones typically correspond to a loss in speech development, but from what I shared with him it didn't sound as though that has occured. He gave me specifics to watch for if there is a "next time." He wants to see the results of the testing that was done last summer and the time recently he was in ER so I'm having those faxed there on Tuesday after I look them over.

He wants to see both of them this summer, in July for a clinic visit and for testing. If Liam has another episode between now and then he wants him to get testing done right away, otherwise we can wait until July. All in all is was a great visit! :)