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When Alexandria was one she had a febrile seizure that lasted longer than 30 minutes and left her paralyzed on one side of her body.  We were in Provo, Utah when it happened so they life flighted her up to Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City.  They wouldn't let me go in the helicopter with her.  Instead I had brave the 45 minute drive in the CRV with my dad and my brother, Adam, who both debated the whole way from Provo to Salt Lake about the possibility of helicopters falling out of the sky.  They really know how to reassure a worried mom. (Please get the sarcasm in that last sentence.) 

Thankfully, the paralysis was temporary and she was ready to go home the next day after a few tests.  The MRI showed that the ventricle in one side of her brain is much larger than normal leaving her with an overall smaller brain mass on that side.  I wasn't really worried about the results.  I knew her development was normal.  So did it really matter that one side was smaller than the other?  I didn't think so.  Besides, I could tell she was smarter than other kids her age. So I tossed all concerns out the window and hardly ever think about it. 

And everyday she proves just how smart she is.   Like Monday, she won 1st place in the 4th grade spelling bee.  YAY!!!  It was awesome!  It was down to her and another girl and when the other girl spelled energetic with a "j" Alexandria's eyes lit up and she knew she had just won.  Rules are Alexandria had to spell energetic and one more word to win but it was no problem for this girly.  I'm very proud of her.  Can you tell?  She is the top of her class in an advanced school that teaches one year ahead of other schools. She rocks! This girl is working with less brains than what you and I have and she is still this brilliant.  I love being her mom!