My profile 18.5 weeks: 13mm bilateral

20 weeks: 11mm bilateral

24.5 weeks: 12.5mm bilateral

29 weeks: 14.6mm bilateral with 3rd enlarged, head 50%, 3.2 pounds

32 weeks: 15.2mm bilateral 3rd enlarged, head 85%, 4.8 - 4.9 pounds

35 weeks: 15mm right, too hard to see left and 3rd, head 75% 6.6 pounds, can see at least part of the corpus.

Born 8/27/08: Water broke at 36.6 weeks, c-section done, Born at 3pm at 6.5 pounds, 18.5 inch long and 13 1/2 inch head

24 hrs old 8/28/08: Ultrasound of head, bilateral and 3rd mild-moderate enlarged, will follow with MRI. All other Neuro exam is normal. Head circ 13.5inches

9/2/08: Peds visit: 6.8 pounds in 50th percentile

9/09/08 follow up ultrasound at 2 wks, bilateral increased, 3rd same. Neurosurgery consult 9/12 for shunting. Head circ 14inches

9/10: left eye infection.

9/12: neurosurgery. Ordered MRI and head measuring 35.8 cm. MRI ordered.

MRI on 9/16: Shows Aqueductal Stenosis, with moderate lateral and 3rd vent enlargement. Still following with Neurosurgery. Might shunt if it increases. Noted baby also has hypospadius, and hydrocele.

Neurosurgery screw up 9-20: For a week we thought the surgeon saw my son's MRI films. He is on vacation and didn't get to see them yet! Worse yet, we can't get him an appointment until Novermber 6th!! This is CRAZY!!!

Peds visit: Baby at 8.1 pounds with diaper. Says he is falls in 30th percentile, for head and body.

9/26:Spoke with Neurosurgeon on phone. I told him head had increased to 37.5cm. He ordered Ultrasound on 10/1/08 and to see him on 10/6 in office. Baby difficult to feed (could be gas), I noted left eye wanders and right arm hypertonia.

10/6/08 Saw neurosurgery increase in fluid on ultrasound. Plan is to shunt him around Nov 28th unless there is an increase before that date then it will be sooner. Ultrasounds every 2-3 wks until surgery. Head is now 38.2cm.

10/12/08: very cranky tried every formula but soy. He woke up with rash to face and neck. Changed to soy, rash gone is 3 hrs, no more congestion and now is sleeping better.

Ultrasound: 10-15: No change. Neuro doesn't want anything more until 6 more wks. I made appointment with another neurosurgeon on 11-11.

Ultrasound 11/9: Increased fluid since 10/5. No follow up call from current neurosurgeon yet. Will see new surgeon on 11/11. head 40.2cm, 12 pounds, 22 inchs.

11/11: 2nd surgeon doesn't think it is that bad, wants to wait and see. I have a 3rd opinion this monday the 17th of november.

11/17: 3rd opinion at Childrens hospital. He states he doesn't have Aqueductal stenosis, and should not be shunted as of yet. Head size is 40.7cm, 13.5 pounds with clothes, and 22". We are following with this doctor. Current surgeon wants to shunt him next week!

11/22: Though we could remove wedge from bed, had not had reflux in weeks. This AM congested and nose filled with milk buggers! I guess I was wrong!

12/18: Head is 42cm, 23.5inches and 14.3 pounds. Next neuro vist 1/5, will have ultrasound, and I will ask for MRI. Most likely will need shunt. Head has jumped Ht/wt percentile. He is advanced and is sitting with minimal assistance.

12/18: PT evaluation from local MISC. Declined case at this time. He has lagging neck muscles, right shoulder hypertonic and doesn't roll side to side yet. Gave me exercises to do with him. Err Michigan is broke so not much help here.

12/22: Started reaching and grabbing with left hand.
01/12 Rolling from side to side.

2/1/09 He can roll all around. Stomach to back, back to stomach. Picks up toys on his own and plays with them in his hands. Can sit alone only with some balance. Stands alone with something to balance. Holds his own bottle. Neurology says he is normal so far.

2/19/09 Had MRI. Neurosurgery says he could be producing to much CSF fluid. Doesn't have Stenosis. So, far is stable and no shunt needed. Progressing normally./29/09 Sent MRI's to Dr.G at Duke. He noted cortical atrophy and thinning of the Corpus Collusem in the back of the brain. Advised NOT to shunt. Josh is creeping around, saying DaDa, and has learned to smack his lips so loud, you can hear him in another room!

4/16/09 Joshi is doing the Military Crawl. It is so funny. He also has developed stranger anxiety, and separation anxiety! This all started about the 10th. Working on sitting alone, he still forgets sometimes and falls over.

5/1/09 Well, I am very concerned because he is dragging his left leg when scooting, and has not started to crawl on his knees yet. He has not started to pull himself up, or step on his own. So, he will be evaluated by PT 5/18. She feels he might get behind now. His hand eye cordination is great, he can feed himself finger food, but sometimes it gets stuck inside his palms. He is so fat, anything could get lost on him...lol. He is 22 pounds, and less than 27 inches.

6/1/09 He has started to sit and crawl alone. Head is 46.5 cm, and he is about 22.7 pounds.

6/14/09 Josh learned to climb up a step, and I caught him pulling up on the TV to play with the Cable box. My oldest son taught him to sing Row your Boat...he just says: row,row,row! He also calls mama and dada.

6/20/09 He pulls up to stand, and started to walk around. He can recognize names of objects and his family too! Looks like he is not behind, and most likely will walk around 11-12 months, like his biggest brother Shane!

6/29/09: Cut his first bottom left tooth!

7/01/09: OMG he is running me ragged! Climbing, crawling, crusing, standing!!! Now he wants to feed himself, no baby food for him! He has a tooth!

7/29/09 Second tooth is here! I missed his Neurosurgery app. OMG! We think he tells us when he wants a bottle. He says" Dada, buba!"

8/10/09 He started to clap! I though he never would! He loves water and always wants to take a bath. Head is now 47.5 cm. It looks larger than other babies now. He started (dancing) last week. He shakes his head side to side when music starts.

9/21/09 Saw Dr Sood. head cir 47.5. Says Joshua is a normal baby. Will follow up in 6months. Nothing ordered. Joshua is starting to walk alone. Waves, bye, hi, and says I did it!. Also, says 2 word phrases.

10/10/09: He is walking on his own! All 29 inches of him. He also also started interacting with the TV and his books.

11/25/09: This past Feb the day of a failed MRI attempt Josh started having what looked like crying in his sleep episodes. They have been getting worse and more frequent. The last time he had one (they are always at 4-6am) during his sleep, I noticed it looked more like seizure activing involving his diaphram. I recorded it and will show it to neurosurgery. I removed his UV light air sanitizer from his room, and it has been 4 days without any such episodes. ??? I wonder if that machine was a trigger??

12/4/09: So I removed this items and this behavior changed from crying in the sleep to getting up at 330am and crying! He will not let me up him down, if I do..he wakes up and cries. It started around 11/29 and has been every night so far. His mood has changed from happy to cranky and I am now worried.

12/11/09: Head 49cm (with hair). Climbing up on everything and even up stairs.

12/14/09: Saw Sood. Head 49cm. Follow up MRI in Feb

12/16/09: Visit head 19in. 25.4lb, 30.5". Had shots and MA stuck him in a blood vessel! Changed doctors. Office staff has NO idea what they are doing. HEAD cir is very wrong, they don't use CM???

1/26/09: Had both H1N1 and he has been up for at night for a month solid. I see NO teeth?? He can how stack 6 blocks and he says many words and pharses such as Mama want that, whats that, who's that, ball, he is a little climber. Kisses and loves his stuffed animals. Has a otter he holds and carriers around.

2/4/10: Met new Peditrician. 31 and quarter ht, head 19 and quarter, wt 25.7, chest 19. Was a total beast in office. Going for MRI on 2/24. Found out old dr. has not recorded shots with Health department correctly now he needs EXTRA shots! New MD though Josh was at 2-2.5 yr in mental age!

2/20/10: Was finally able to get ahold of him, head is 49.6cm. That was moving around. He can stack his blocks about 10 high.

3/7/10: I noticed about 10 days after his shots, a large red sore where he got his vaccinations, got cellultis from the health department vaccinations. NICE! On antibiotics for 10 days.

3/14/10: He talks up a storm. He makes full sentences, and others can understand him. He asked a lady "what is that" and she almost fell over. He is so little (32 inches tall) and jabbers up a storm.