For every down there's an up.

Things that happened to my little monkey in 2011:

1. One status epilepticus (80 mins long)
2. Two new medication regimes (both failed)
3. A new type of night-time seizure emerged (with vomiting afterwards - lovely)
4. A new diagnosis to add to the list (autism)

Things that little monkey did this year:

1. Swam in the sea
2. Learned to write the days of the week (copying)
3. Climbed to the top of a huge climbing wall
4. Learned to sing 'jingle bells'

It can be so hard living with a special needs child, it can be frustrating, heart-breaking and exhausting all at the same time. But what keeps me sane is looking for the positive, amazing, clever things that he does. I know there will be more problems to face in 2012, more seizures, more trips to hospital, more meltdowns. But one question keeps me going - what will he do next?