Lucia's EEG

So our sweet Lucia has been displaying some odd behavior since she was about 14 months old. When she's sitting, she basically goes through a conscious seizure like behavior. She squeezes her legs tight, she grunts and drools, her face gets red, there are times when she cant or wont stop and it seems to be triggered mostly when she is tired. It first started out happening only in the car. And then recently it's been happening outside of the car. We have thought that it was constipation and then we thought it was a relaxation technique, I thought maybe it's motion sickness. Some have even mentioned restless leg syndrome. But we honestly have no idea. Rafa and were very upset at first, and then we decided to just observe and not worry. But then a month ago at Lucia's 18 month apt she started exhibiting the behavior on my lap. As soon as the doctor saw, she referred us to get Lucia an EEG. So on Monday we headed to the diagnostics center at Legacy Hospital. The doc talked with us, I showed him a video, and then we began the set up. Lucia did awesome; there were 30 connections, all which had to be prepped with a scrub and then glued on. She only fussed getting the last few. From there she was monitored for a half hour or so. We hopefully will get the results/analysis soon.

I tell you, your child is born and you just pray they are ok. And then later on down the road something unexpected surfaces. While what Lucia exhibits may just be quirky toddler behavior, it's very upsetting to see her do this so often and then to sorry that something is stressing her or something is physically wrong. While part of me worries, the part that gives me peace is that she is a very smart, loving, active and well adjusted toddler. She eats well, sleeps well most of the time, and is hardly ever sick.

Anyhow, here's to hoping for uncovering high octane brain waves for a super baby ;-)