He's Grounded: Effective January 18, 2015

Reason: Mental Anguish

Duration: 3 weeks

Restrictions: No TV, no video games, no friends. Only allowed to spend time with mom and dad (and Simon and Charlie).

Further Explanation: Syed Brian continues to test our resilience as parents in his young life. So far, we're meeting him at every turn, but we're getting tired. So we decided to ground him. I have often described the size of Syed Brian's head as being quite remarkable. I wasn't lying or exaggerating. It is HUGE. His head is the size of an average 15-month old's head. His head is so ginormous, in fact, that he had to have an MRI last week to determine why it was so big. The MRI revealed that he does have a brain (big sigh of relief), but it also showed that there is fluid collecting in his brain (hydrocephalus). So, it was off to the neurosurgeon. He is scheduled for surgery next week. We are optimistic that he will do well. He has been a tough kid so far, and he is not showing any symptoms of hydrocephalus outside of the size of his head.

We'll keep the blog up to date as he has his surgery and goes through recovery. For now, we're all doing well. If you wouldn't mind sending some positive thoughts to Syed Brian, we would appreciate it.

To answer the inevitable question of why his grounding will go into effect in 2015 - this will be his 6th birthday. We anticipate and hope that he will have some comprehension of what it means to be grounded by the time he is this age and take it VERY seriously. I know we will. When we say he is grounded, we will follow that to the letter. Trust me.