Interactive

For several weeks now, Macayla has been much more interactive and it has been great to watch. But she is also experiencing more hyper episodes that involve a lot of screaming or laughing. Her body gets quite rigid and she flinches and jumps very suddenly during these episodes. We met a young boy recently that suffers from gelastic seizures which are known to cause emotional outbursts such as laughing or crying. We are trying to catch these moments on video to send to the neurologist for review. We shall see, or I guess, he will see and then tell us if there is anything to it. I wish we could say that Macayla is just having a good time, but it certainly seems that she is distressed when these events happen. It also causes her to spit up more and since her swallowing is disorganized, that can be difficult for her and cause her to choke. So we hope to learn more soon. We are excited over the consistent level of interaction she has maintained. It gives us more glimpses of our little girl. One of the neatest things is when she makes eye contact with me in the rearview mirror (something she hasn't done in almost a year) and begins to giggle. That will brighten your day in a hurry.