Saturday, April 25, 2009

Beantown continued...

Friday was such a beautiful day. We got ready early and walked over to the hospital. Nate did really well with the EEG. First his head was measured and marked (for correct electrode placement). Next the nurse used sticky tape to place about the 20 or so electrodes to his head. These were attached to many different colored wires. We sang our whole repertoire of songs to Nate -- and as long as were singing, Nate was happy. After he was hooked up, the nurse used a strobe light with Nate. It hurt our eyes, but Nate loved it - ha! Then we fed him to see if he would do the concerning behavior. Unfortunately by this point Nate was super sleepy and just wanted to nurse. So I nursed him and his brain activity was recorded while he slept. Poor Bean only got to sleep a few minutes before the nurse wanted to see him aroused. When calling his name didn't work, the nurse tickled his ear. That woke him right up --- I could tell by the look on his face that he knew he got gypped on his nap. We don't think the results will show much --- but I guess we'll get the official word from the doc next week.
Here's Nate with his head wrapped up.


Nate's eye appointment was long...but very interesting. You may remember that at Nate's PT appointment yesterday we mentioned that he tilts his head to one side. Well the doc thinks that when Nate tilts his head he is actually able to focus and coordinate his eyes better. So rather than this being an issue perhaps related to torticolis, in fact it is an adaptation that Nate is doing to help him see better. The eye doctor also noted that Nate's eyes turn inward when he's trying to focus - and that this too is another way he is coping with being far-sighted. The doc thinks glasses will really help --It'll just be a matter of us finding a way to keep them on!

Here are some more pics of our Boston visit.....

Side sitting with PT, Priscilla Osborne:

Snuggling with Papa after clinic day....


Nate's grandparents came to visit us at the hotel and brought him a new pair of shoes!

2 comments:

  1. what a sweet boy! I am glad it was such a good trip. River and Julia are in Boston now for a sleep study, hoping to get some more info about his frequent night wakings. Loving the blog!

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  2. Just in case Nate needs glasses, I wanted to tell you about this company: http://www.specs4us.com/

    I have a couple friends who have used/loved them.

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