tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33764425079555461672024-03-06T00:25:23.810-06:00The Patterson FamilyBeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-68801316135455245412012-03-23T16:15:00.000-05:002012-03-23T16:15:31.680-05:00Caden and Bailey March 2012 UpdateIt’s been forever since my last update and since Daddy’s strokes everyone is asking about the kids so I figured it’s about time to do an update.
Caden is 5 and is getting so big, he’s not my little skinny boy anymore. He’s got a new interest now…BUGS. There is a show on tv called Monster Bug Wars so he’s all into that now. He’s constantly outside finding bugs and trying to get them to fight. Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-27506834274577324442011-10-14T17:50:00.001-05:002011-10-14T17:50:35.197-05:00 It's been very hectic since I last posted and unfortunately this post isn't as upbeat. Bailey's seizures returned in July and although we've increased her meds numerous times & added a new medicine (she currently takes 3 seizure meds) her seizures continue and have actually gotten worse in the past week. We took Bailey to see a Tuberous Sclerosis Specialist at UAB and one thing she Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-91513909477223574992011-06-20T18:31:00.000-05:002011-06-20T18:31:13.660-05:00One Year Ago...June 18th was exactly a year ago that Bailey was rushed to Batson after a CAT scan reveiled tumors/tubers in her brain and confirmed that she was in fact having seizures. I will NEVER forget that ride in the ambulance and feeling so helpless as I watched her have seizures in the carseat that was strapped to the gurney. I will NEVER forget the sick feeling in my stomach when at least 7 Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-48572023468042559352011-05-31T13:14:00.000-05:002011-05-31T13:14:08.210-05:00"I'm walkin', yes indeed.."Miss Bailey is now a little walker. She's still a little wobbly but she gets better every day. She gets a little grin on her face when she walks around, you can tell she's proud of herself. She has figured out how to climb onto Caden's bottom bunk bed. I went in his room the other day and she was just sitting on his bed hanging out. She's really getting into everything now, even Caden's toy box! Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-56879037266903470842011-04-13T17:54:00.000-05:002011-04-13T17:54:31.745-05:00"Hi Bailey...nice to meet you..."
Bailey's results from her MRI came back great. She has no new tumors and nothing has increased in size. She was able to get off of her Sabril, the seizure medicine that treated her initial seizures, infantile spasms. Sabril is awesome, it stopped her seizures almost immediately by slowing her abnormal brain activity. The only downside was that it slowed her normal brain activity as well so for Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-49386691188711021642011-02-21T13:59:00.002-06:002011-02-21T14:15:01.021-06:00EEG & MRIHi everyone,
I have my 24 hr video EEG today and I'll have my MRI tomorrow. I'm with my Daddy at Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital right now and my Mommy will come up this afternoon to be with me. The MRI will see if any of my tumors have gotten bigger, hopefully they have not.
I also see my neurologist, opthamologist and audiologist tomorrow - I'm gonna be a really tired little girl.
Please Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-77778636433599917072011-01-19T13:46:00.018-06:002011-01-20T09:49:30.289-06:00One is the magic number...Bailey turned 1 on 1/11/11!! Lots of 1's for that little missy. She had a birthday party on Saturday. It was a typical first birthday, she didn't really open her own presents and she wasn't sure what to do w/ the smash cake. She was really tired by the time she got her smash cake b/c we did that part last (couldn't mess up her birthday outfit of course!) so she was almost falling asleep in Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-15546268709905769032010-12-29T13:31:00.029-06:002010-12-29T14:46:17.303-06:00Finally a very belated update...It's getting harder and harder to do regular updates, so this is a large one.
With everything that is going on with Bailey we really needed to be in town. We put our house up for sale, expecting it to be a while before we sold it and found something new. God definitely had his hand in it because our house was only on the market for one day before we had a buyer. We ended up swapping houses with Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-31279156889884178122010-10-11T12:53:00.008-05:002010-10-11T13:03:02.438-05:00Big Lots and Bikinis...Background story –
Like I’ve said before Caden is exactly like Chism. I call them two peas in a pod. Chism is a prankster. He LIVES for pranking people. He looks like a kid on Christmas morning when he plots and plans them. Caden, of course, is starting to be like that too. I usually find myself “shanked” by a three year old at least twice a week.
I’m not always the recipient we all try to get Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-91800578978729086162010-09-19T12:03:00.004-05:002010-09-19T12:13:03.175-05:00Our little ballerinaBailey is still having seizures. She's still having about three a day. She had two in less than an hour yesterday morning. Three a day is much better than nine and ten like she was having before but it is still three too many. She had one yesterday that made her lose consciousness for a little bit. They've increased her medicine twice but she's still having them. They are very mild compared to Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-20901232817060678112010-09-17T08:32:00.002-05:002010-09-17T08:38:40.030-05:00More SeizuresWe've had numerous changes lately: we bought a new house, Caden started a new school and Bailey will start wearing baby glasses soon. The one change that isn't good is that Bailey has started having seizures again. She's averaging about 3 a day. So far they've been simple partial seizures but last night she had an infantile spasm. Please pray that we can get the seizures under control again. I'llBeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-34226489390227306602010-08-12T12:35:00.015-05:002010-08-12T12:54:39.161-05:00EEG & TherapyBailey turned 7 months yesterday. She weighed 19 lbs. 7 oz. and was almost 28" long when they measured her Monday. She's a hefty little momma.
She had an EEG & another appointment w/ her neurologist on Monday. She still has abnormal brainwaves but apparently that's not suprising since she has tubers in her brain. Somehow her genetic test fell through the cracks so they had to draw blood Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-81124082532106871992010-07-29T12:38:00.012-05:002010-07-29T12:47:22.254-05:00I Spy...My cousin Elizabeth made Bailey the coolest blanket ever! It's an "I Spy" blanket with fun different patterns. Caden had a blast finding different things on the blanket. I had to share these are so cute!
Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-25672749580371744702010-07-27T11:04:00.004-05:002010-07-27T11:15:45.369-05:00Thumb SuckerThis little thumb sucker has been seizure free
for a month!!!
Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-26544313806664418472010-07-12T13:07:00.013-05:002010-07-12T13:24:14.399-05:00July 12thAll of those prayers are working!! Bailey has been seizure free for over THREE WEEKS!! You can tell she feels so much better and she acts like her old self. She "sings" all the time and she is REALLY loud! The medicine definitely doesn't interfere with her desire to eat. She weighed 17 lbs. 11 oz and was 27.5" long at her appointment with the neurologist last Wednesday. Bailey had her 6 month Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-67917994444713308822010-06-26T17:03:00.003-05:002010-06-26T17:10:15.617-05:00Saturday, 6/26/10Bailey had a really bad day Thursday. She had 6 seizures, one lasted 10 minutes and one lasted 15. She started her Sabril (the medicine for TSC) Thursday night @ 7:30. The 15 minute seizure Thursday was around 10:00 pm...and she hasn't had one since!!! Friday she didn't have any seizures and as of 5:06 pm Saturday she hasn't had any today either. She had a really good day yesterday. She felt likeBeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-32343943203871671452010-06-22T15:27:00.031-05:002010-06-22T16:22:26.322-05:00Tuesday(This is Chism... Becca asked me to fill in for her on here)
Well, we just got finished talking to the neurologist about the test results. Fortunately her heart and kidneys were clear of any abnormalities, and the neurologist said if any tubers are present the child is born with them and are not likely to develop new ones(note that these are not tumors, but small growths/abnormalities called Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-46910132054617906392010-06-21T12:04:00.015-05:002010-06-21T20:10:05.388-05:00Monday
It's 8:00 pm and she's only had two seizures so far!!! I thought I'd share pictures of our little bulldog. Thank you so much for the comments, calls, texts and prayers that we've received. They all mean so much to us!!!
It's 3:15 now. All of the tests are done now. We don't have any results yet. They'll meet with us tomorrow to go over everything. We're all exhausted and Miss Bailey is Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-20600840206292577152010-06-20T17:20:00.019-05:002010-06-20T18:44:38.978-05:00Father's DayFriday morning I took Bailey to the doctor for what I hoped would be assurance that what we thought were seizures were something else, something simple and easy. Sadly that wasn't the case, and my fears were confirmed with a rush to the hospital for an emergency ct scan. The rest of the morning was a blur till I found myself in an ambulance for the first time with my 5 month old little girl Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-47597340953912484592010-06-19T13:08:00.009-05:002010-06-19T13:57:20.598-05:00PRAY HARD!!Please pray for our baby girl, Bailey. She has been clinically diagnosed with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC). We are currently at UMC. TSC causes benign tumors in her organs. She has tumors in her brain that are causing her to have seizures (infantile spasms). She has had 5 today so far. They really scare her and they make her cry. We believe that we've caught it early but she still needs lots Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-72801755165717179422010-05-12T14:20:00.013-05:002010-05-12T14:42:59.906-05:00Happy 4 Month Birthday Bailey!!Bailey turned 4 months yesterday. She unfortunately spent her birthday coughing and sneezing with her first cold. I can't believe she's four months old and this is the first time she's been sick. Caden was sick at 2 weeks! Bailey weighs 14 1/2 pounds and is 25" long. Below are some Bailey facts you might not know. :)
I am teething right now so my fingers are always in my mouth!
I resemble my Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-77856977186631077612010-04-28T20:55:00.012-05:002010-04-28T21:44:30.439-05:00The Trials and Tribulations of Potty TrainingWith everything that happened last weekend I figured some of y’all could use a good laugh. We had a really crazy morning but I’ll need to give a little background story to get the full effect.
When Caden was a baby I would get so aggravated at Chism when it came to changing dirty diapers. The times he did change them he would put his shirt over his nose so he couldn’t smell it, gag really bad or Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-29869971044114166742010-03-08T13:29:00.011-06:002010-03-08T14:11:23.152-06:00March Update 2010(Caden 3 - Bailey 2months)Time is flying by!! Bailey will be 2 months old Thursday. She had her 8 week check up today and weighs 11 lbs. 8 oz. and is 23” long. She’s already high-maintenance and is very loud. When Caden first started daycare I asked the ladies how he was and they said that if all of the babies were like him they would be in hog heaven. On Bailey’s first day I asked how she was & the lady said, “She Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-81452315106075644932010-01-23T19:52:00.003-06:002010-01-23T20:42:30.948-06:00Bailey is here!!Bailey Cale Patterson was born on Monday, January 11th at 4:03 pm. She weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz. and was 20" long. She has a head full of thick black hair and blue eyes. I think she's gonna have my olive skin but it's still hard to tell b/c she was jaundice for her first week or so.
Caden is absolutely in love w/ her. He kisses and rubs her face all day long. A couple things he's said about her - "I Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376442507955546167.post-70906732387818235382009-12-30T14:41:00.009-06:002009-12-30T15:52:33.849-06:00Caden's Birthday & Christmas '09This will be the last update till after Bailey is born. I have two weeks left! Here is the last tummy shot.
Caden had a blast at his birthday party. I had my camera on the wrong setting so a lot of the pictures came out blurry.
Christmas was busy! We have 6 Christmases between all of the families, but it's a ton of fun. Caden's big gift was his big wheels monster jeep. We thought he might be Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241693769578538781noreply@blogger.com1