Saturday, October 10, 2009

A new development

Not much of an update related to Lucas' seizures. We've had good days and some bad days. The seizures that he's been having for the past couple of weeks have generally come in clusters. On Wednesday, we increased his Depakote again, so now he's taking 3 pills at breakfast and 2 at lunch and dinner. It should be a few days before we notice any difference.

Just this week, Lucas started showing some interest in holding his cup. Lucas loves to eat and drink, but has never shown any interest in doing so on his own. So we're excited, and are looking forward to the day when Lucas will be throwing his cup across the room and shoving raviolis into his mouth with his hands. Here's a video clip from last night: