Busy little bees

We have been so busy!! its incredible all extra stuff that goes on once the weather gets nice... yard work, Allison and I working to death, softball, the list goes on and on!!

Quickly about Dawson because it feels as though im going to fall asleep while writing this...

Not too many changes in him.. We had a neuro visit last week and we are leaving his meds alone this time. The biggest change is in his diet... We are starting a modified version on the modified Atkins diet.. She feels as though going from one million carbs a day ( which is what he eats) to only 10 carbs a day is just too big of a leap and would make him extremely unhappy! ( WE AGREE)

so we are cutting out all sugar and all white flour products to start... So far its been pretty easy and he will heartily eat lots of different types of fruit such as strawberries, bananas, pineapples. loves salads and weve been able to find bread that fits into this diet as well... Well try this for a month and see what happens. I guess if nothing happens we will try taking more carbs away.. Well see

Please pray for success during this dieting period. We really need to get these seizures stopped. For the longest time Dawson has been age appropriate in all areas ( which is a miracle) but as he gets older.. were starting to see a pretty big gap between what hes doing and other kids his age are doing.. For me its heartbreaking. the words " special needs child" is being said more and more these days. His main special needs are speech and he seems to have some social/behavior issues as well.. Bottom line is we need seizure freedom. The seizure monster is literally stealing him away from us.. Im not satisfied that he can run, jump, throw, feed himself, say lots of words, play games, etc etc, its not enough!!! although we praise God for these miracles, its just not enough.. Early Intervention in our area is swamped and as of right now speech therapy is only happening once a month. Its not NEAR enough.. We are looking into other forms of getting him the help he needs. Unfortunately my insurance does not cover it and it will all be out of pocket. Great, yet another expense!! Well do whatever it takes though... He has to have more than once a month.

Hes an amazing little boy.. Full of fight. Full of life. He has overcome so much, but has so much more to overcome. We can only try to do what we know to be the best for him... The rest we leave totally up to God..

So please continue to pray. We need God to intervene and slay the seizure monster

Our love to all

Jeff and Alliosn