Molar woes and another Cole concern

9/20

Tanner had a terrible week at school and I was clueless as to what the cause of his behavior could be. We have been faithfully sticking to his diet and he doesn't seem to be constipated, so what is going on with him? Everyday, I'd pick him up from school with a report that he didn't do very well... not too terrible but not very good either. Dane and I even took his privileges away too, no TV and nothing special. Wed night we went as far as taking away all of his toys. Still no huge improvement. Today, I was helping him get all of his teeth clean and had good daylighting in the family room; At last, I believe I found the culprit to our dilemma! Tanner's 6 yr molars are coming in. Now, I might be grasping at straws, but I truly believe that kids act up for a reason. I work with kids and whenever they are really off, they are usually sick within that same week that they were so difficult. Tanner is a Highly Sensitive Child (according to his Pediatric), he is sensitive to the things he eats, the sights and sounds around him, to clothing tags, and his hair being brushed (this is just a few of the things that bother him). It makes a lot of sense to me that his world is currently rocked due to the discomfort of his molars coming in; however, it does not excuse him of his behavior... only helps to understand why the behavior is happening and help him through better choices with some sympathy toward him instead of anger.

9/19

Cole seemed to have a better night and was in a better mood to get out the door for school, so Dane and I went to work and the kids went to school. All seemed to be regular, but then I got a call around 9:30 from Cole's daycare. Daycare told me that Cole hit his mouth on a tricycle and his bottom tooth appeared to be loose, there was blood ,and his gums looked disturbed. Oh my dear little boy. I called his dentist and was able to swoop him up and whisk him to the dentist. The dentist offices was able to take an x-ray and found that the root of his tooth is fine and there appears to be no damage. They also confirmed that he is currently growing in his 2 yr molars. Hmm... why did I think he already grew them ?

I brought Cole back to school as he seemed fine and normal. I gave him some tylenol in case he may have pain that we might not be aware of. So I see his two teachers and thank them for calling me. As I'm about to leave, they drop a bomb shell on me. They asked if I have ever noticed if Cole has small seizures... WHAT? (I screamed in my head) His teachers stated that Cole was in a fetal position under the slide in the play-yard and when approached by a teacher he acted disoriented. Another incident was that he fell off of a chair for no reason. They also told me that the times when he seems as if he can't hear could be small seizures like he is checking out. Hmm.. I thought out loud. It would make sense.

While I drove back to work, I quickly called Cole's Pediatric and asked to speak to her. While I was waiting for her call back. I was also thinking, I'm not going to panic... there could be other explanations to this. I spoke to a co-worker about this and she reminded me that if he is having something going on with his hearing, it could be some kind of inner ear build up and that could also cause his equilibrium to be off. Phew.. this whole thing that we are going through with Cole could be a simple fix. I will keep with that hope. I got a call back from Dr Goldman and she felt that with Cole's newborn history, she would like him to see a Neurologist and she will but in a request to my insurance. This now puts us waiting for approval for an Audiologist and a Neurologist.

9/18

Cole kept us up through the whole night, from 12am- 7am. Dane and I felt miserable in the morning and Cole still seemed pretty upset; we made the decision that I would stay home with Cole. The day went with a lot of needy behavior, fussiness, and a low grade temperature. My co-worker threw out a couple of ideas as to what might be bothering him. 2 yr molars coming in or an ear ache. I too thought about the molars but quickly discounted them as I figured he already had them in over 6 months ago and the ear thing didn't seem right either as Cole wasn't pulling at his ears. I kept thinking that maybe he was having headaches. Cole was in a bit of a quiet mode and was able to do a little communicating to me and pointed to his mouth when I asked him what was hurting him, I looked back at the molars and sure enough, he is getting his molars in. I love being his mommy and being here for him when he isn't feeling well, I'm so thankful that I have a job that will still pay me when I need to be home and take care of my children. Cole cuddled up on me around 12 noon and I sat there very still for him to sleep; if I move a muscle, he wakes and gets upset. I was his pillow from 12 noon -3pm.