Ryan's "Trip" to the Doctor

On Tuesday, July 9, Ryan went to the doctor's office. On Saturday at Caleb's birthday party, he left the bouncy house and kept falling. I was afraid he had broken his leg! But after six or seven times, he got up and walked just fine. So, I thought it was just strange and let it go. But, he did the same thing again over the weekend for Shawn and then again for me Tuesday morning. He would go to walk and fall down immediately (like his one leg would give out from underneath him) and then try to get up and fall again. But, after a couple times, he would be fine and walking normally. ????

As you can see in the picture above, he got weighed on the big boy scale. I distinctly remember Joshua's first appointment on the big boy scale because I realized he was no longer a baby! How can my youngest be at that same stage now? Anyway, he weighed 27 lbs 8 oz (40% for his age).

We saw Dr. Tifft who examined his reflexes, pulled at his legs to check for pain or obvious signs of discomfort, checked his walking, asked about how his mental state was at the time, etc. Dr. Tifft said he had no idea. He gave me things that could cause it, including extremely scary things down to something like severe dehydration or nutrition issues (low blood sugar). But, he said that with his reflexes being good and no pain, he ruled out something broken or torn. And the fact that he walked so quickly and the episodes stopped almost immediately made him rule out severe brain issues (like seizures or strokes or something like that). He also said that Ryan would be more "out of it" and for a longer period of time if it were dehydration or needing nutrients. So, his recommendation was to keep an eye on him and document how long the episodes last, frequency, etc.

But, go figure (or Praise the Lord, I should say!), Ryan hasn't done it since. So, hopefully that's over for good!