Mom concerns. . . .

I have posted lots of different things on my blog.  I post mommy things, general aggravations, stuff that frustrates me, things I have picked up in my classes and sharing my family fun.  I hope that people reading are enjoying what they read and getting something out of it.   Today I am going to share a concern I have for my youngest, Big T.  He has been obsessed about having water.  He always carries a bottle with him everywhere we go.  He has been having, what I call panic attacks, whenever we go somewhere different or unfamiliar.   He had three episodes while we were at the beach.  They come on kinda quick and are centered around a stomach ache, feeling of something in his throat, and not being able to swallow.    If I could get him distracted he would be fine and would not mention any of the discomforts again.  That is why I think they are panic attacks.  He has not really had one since we came home from the beach.  The water thing is still hanging around though.  He has to have a bottle of water with him every where we go.  So far there has not been a problem but, I don't know how school is going to go with all of this.   I am thankful he is not changing schools this year.
We have been to the doctor for the stomach pain and it is so erratic that I just think it is his nerves and nothing else.  I was worried about the water thing because that is a sign of diabetes, we do have a family history there.  They checked all of that and he is not diabetic and for that I am thankful too.  I truly believe it is his nerves.  He has trouble going to sleep sometimes and we have been praying about that.  He told me last night as we were finishing up our devotions that our prayers for his sleep were helping.  He has memorized a verse to give him comfort and help him fall asleep.  I am so thankful he prays and has comfort from his prayers.  I hope we can find a prayer to help him deal with his panic.  He does not know they are panic attacks and I guess I don't know for sure but that is what it sounds like.  I don't call them panic attacks in front of him either.   I just try to get his focus on something else to distract him.