I don't think Grady is very excited about his silly hat.Grady had an appointment this morning to follow up with the pediatrician after his bout with RSV. His weight is at 11 lbs. 14 oz. - not a huge change, but not terrible considering that for a week he couldn't keep formula down & was on iv feeds & Pedialyte. The doctor would like to see him gain weight faster so I am supposed to start feeding him rice cereal mixed with fruit (baby food) twice a day. I tried today & it is almost impossible. He just sticks his tongue out & pushes everything out. I can't even really get him to open his mouth wide - hopefully he catches on quick - I think we were both getting frustrated.
We are still having some issues with him sleeping at night & we are trying some of your suggestions, so thanks for the advice. The doctor did say that at this point if he wakes up hungry, he really does need the extra calories, so we can't just let him cry it out.
Our doctor is also working on getting a therapist to come to our house to work with him. We've been a little frustrated with this issue. When we left rehab in Cleveland, they were supposed to set us up & nothing ever came of it. We finally found out after our insurance company called rehab that they were having trouble finding someone to come out. Hopefully our local pediatrician can figure something out. She feels that he is doing well, developmentally, right now, but she doesn't want him to fall behind. Please pray that they can find someone to come to the house. I really don't want to have to take him somewhere once or twice a week for therapy on top of all of his other appointments.
Also, Tiffany (a friend that I met at RMH) is having some concerns about her little Isaac. Isaac was born VERY premature & they are worried about some developmental issues. You can read more about them here.
Thanks so much to all of you for following our story & all the encouraging posts. We are hoping to go to church with Grady this Sunday for the first time. We were going to go the week after Easter & then Grady got sick - so keep your fingers crossed. We are so excited to go back!
2 comments:
Jeannie,
I really hope you all can make it to church on Sunday.
I remember how frustrating it can be to teach them to eat from a spoon. Donna gave me a really good tip and I never forgot it. If you try to get a baby to open their mouth and stick the whole spoonful in, they will naturally stick out their tongue because they are used to sucking a bottle. Try holding the spoon right up to his lips and let him lick/slurp the food off of the spoon. It isn't as messy and in time they will learn how to take the whole spoonful. It always worked with all of mine and it was a pointer I was glad to know. I hope this will work for Grady too!
Love ya!
--Leah
Hi Jeannie,
Great to hear that you may make it to church! I hate skipping a week or two I can't even imagine 7 months! We will definetly pray they are able to find someone to come to the house for Gradys therapy! Running to Cleveland several times a week plus here and there I can imagine you'd want to just stay home once in a while!
How are the boys enjoying the warm weather? Mine are loving it!!! Tate asked when we can go to the pool...cause he was sweaty. I had to explain that this is exceptionally warm and that maybe once he gets out of preschool then we'll see.=) I have to finish mowing the yard so I better go. BTW Grady looks so cute in his hat...I can't seewhy he doesn't like it. Enjoy the weather and have a great week!!!
Love Amy
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