Pirate's Play

Alex had his EEG today at Phoenix Children's Hospital. When we were being admitted to the hospital Alex was able to choose a bear to be his friend during his stay. His choices were a bear with pirates & swords and a bear with colorful shapes....if you know Alex or have read the title of this blog post you know which one he picked!!!
They took us into the EEG area and started getting Alex set up. I am not sure how many wires they attached to his head, but I was very proud of how well he sat still for the experience.

Once Alex had all of his attachments they wrapped his head in gauze. I told Alex he looked like a Pirate and he started singing "Yo Ho Yo Ho a Pirates Life For Me"!! I showed him a picture of himself and he had a great big smile.

The most important part of receiving an EEG is that you stay very still. Alex has a hard time with that most of his life so you can imagine how worried I was. He did a great job though, I laid on the bed with him and tried to stop his movement as fast and often as needed.
They wanted him to fall asleep for part of the test, but of course that didn't happen! They flashed lights in his eyes and had him blow into a pin wheel for part of the test as well.
We don't know all of the results, but we will share as soon as we do.
We had to hurry out of the hospital and find Dad so that we could exchange Alex for Addison! She had OT at 2:00 and the timing couldn't have been better. All pirates need a little treat though so we stopped off in the cafeteria and found a treasure of rice crispy treat to enjoy :)

This picture was taken earlier this week...Alex found his way into my make-up. My mascara and my foundation bottles are very clean now, but as you can see his face and my bathroom were not. When my older kids would do things like this I wouldn't take the time to capture pictures during my surprise and frustration so I must be growing :)