Addy has totally taken to this syringe thing!!! She is doing amazingly well! She is actually swallowing the majority of what she is presented now! I am so excited and Ms. Kelly was ecstatic yesterday at therapy! Before Addy would take 40 "bites" she probably swallowed a total of 1/2 a bite. The jar of food looked like it had more in it after "eating" than it did before. Well check this out!
Yes this all went into Addy's mouth and was SWALLOWED!!!! It doesn't look like much but this is HUGE for her! I am sooo proud of her! I think she is finally figuring this out! The appetite stimulant appears to be working, Addy will sign "milk" when she's hungry so we are really working on the sign for "hungry" which she already knows, just didn't really know how or when to use it. When she signs "milk" I have her sign "hungry" then I present her with food, no milk. She's getting it! She is tolerating the food so much better, she's actually opening her mouth on purpose! The pic doesn't really show much, just more is in her mouth than on her chin! So we are going to continue using the syringe for awhile (we use the spoon at each feeding too, just fyi) and celebrate this huge step for our girl! I'm so proud of her!
This is just because it made me very happy! I at least had half of my kids home! Jarika had to pick up a hair straightener in Marshfield, I was happy to have her home for a little bit! I even made her favorite chicken enchiladas which are a total pain to make but it's worth for my big girl!
Today is going to be even hotter than all of these other miserable days we've had. Please cover my boys and everyone at camp in prayer that they stay hydrated and as cool as possible!
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Congrats!! I do know how big a deal what some people think of as "small victories" can be! That is HUGE in our world, and we celebrate with you!
Do I need to pull up my last comment on the previous post on food ... when you least expect it my friend... there it is!Happy dance in California and what are you doing,trying to make me cry ... walking,potty,eating... my girl is growing up!!I miss her.
Way to go Addy!!!! You are making huge progress and we couldn't be happier for you!
And I know you aren't focusing on it, but way to go on the walking and potty training too!
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