Emma :)

Today Emma gets to meet her teacher for SECOND grade!  Here in Georgia they have a "sneak-a-peek" at each school before the school year starts.  They post what class and teacher each student has at the front of the school, you bring your school supplies and meet your teacher then, TWO days before school starts!  I remember when I was younger getting my school teacher assignment way before school started!  Emma is excited to start back to school, but nervous because of all the "new" stuff, friends, teacher and routine!  She is really nervous about the actual school part too.  We noticed a few months ago our "Miss reads a lot" wasn't reading books and writing stories, just drawing pictures in her journal.  We finally figured out she was scared to read because that's when she had her seizures!  We explained to her that she's now on medicine to prevent seizures and she finally started reading books again (consistently) a few weeks ago!  She also had a neurologist appointment last Monday and they adjusted her medicine, and she is experiencing more side effects!  This time the dosage adjustment will take about 3 weeks, they gradually increase her dosage, in her case a half a pill, each week until they get her to the dosage they want her at, based on weight!  

Please pray that Emma will have an easy transition to second grade and the new dosage of her medicine, that the side effects (blurred/double vision and headaches) would ease up before school starts and that she can manage them if they continue!  Also pray for her new teacher and class, she had a bully (yes in FIRST grade) in her class last year that was mean to almost everyone and it was a GIRL!!!  I'll be updating in a few days with pictures of her first day of second grade :)