Newport Aquarium

Our goal for today was to visit the Newport Aquarium in Kentucky. I knew right away that Maizie was not doing well. She was walking around as if all the lights were daggers in her eyes. Looking hunched over and wobbly. I knew a seizure was more than likely on its way.

The plan was to visit the aquarium and then drive back to our home from there. Just before we were ready to leave Maizie said her belly hurt. Now, it could have been potty time or a seizure coming on. I was praying for potty. No such luck. Maizie had a seizure and within minutes had to lay down to sleep.
After about thirty minutes she woke up and we were ready to go again. Maizie kept repeating that she wanted to go and just did not seem "aware" of what we were doing. She had a second seizure and I led her back to the couch for a second sleepy time.

I think maybe she woke up too soon after the first one and was not ready to go. Maybe that brought on the second one. I have never seen her have two in a row like that before. Too bad we could have not had our neurology appointment this week.

After sleeping for two hours we got ready again. Maizie seemed more alert and said she was feeling better. No more hunching over or squinting her eyes from the lights.

Maizie loved the aquarium. Melissa and I did too! Melissa had taken Alex to day care today so we could enjoy the experience toddler free.

Maizie took her time to read many of the descriptions of the fish. She was very thorough. She loved being able to touch the small sharks. Anything she could touch she did! Very cool!

Maizie managed to name the spider crab and shoe horse crab from her own memory. I was so proud. I did not even know she had ever seen a spider crab.

At one point she said, "Mom. I think that turtle was adopted by that one. See, the Mama and the little baby one." Very sweet. The last exhibit was penguins. You sit in a stadium like area where you view the penguins through a large glass wall. Along the bottom of the wall there was a vent. Maizie read the sign, "CAUTION! No standing or sitting!" She made a little sigh and a laugh and then said, "Well, that sign makes no sense!" Melissa and I busted out laughing. I explained to her that it meant you could not sit on the vent but that we could sit on the bleachers. It freaked her out anyway and we had to move on.

Our day started off slow and Maizie is so tired tonight. By tired I mean hyper. God willing we will be able to leave early in the morning. She is very pleased with the trip to the aquarium. If you want to see more photos check out her blog HERE. Please stop by Maizie's blog if you have the time and leave a comment. She worked so hard on this post. I am really proud of her!