me again. wanted to let everyone know that our session with teri today was good in that we got a little bit of a plan, bad in the sense that jackson barely ate… but that in itself was good because teri fed jackson directly today and so she experienced what a “typical” feeding is like for us.
we are no longer feeding jackson in our arms. he starts screaming the second that we move him into that feeding position. all of his feedings now take place with him in his car seat. we also go through a massage routine with him once placing him in the car seat. he has music playing and it is as “zen” as we can make it… lights dim… all together now, say “ommmm.” in time, setting the scene this way should help to keep jackson relaxed through the feeding. we feed him with a bowl and spoon of formula mixed with rice cereal… we feed him using a syringe… and then we eventually get around to putting the bottle in his mouth… and then all hell breaks loose and we have a “typical” feeding once again.
so all morning long, grammy and i were in therapy with jackson. he was exhausted, as we all were when we left around noon. he came home, slept for a while, and she and i have been trying to “ommm” feed him ever since. at one feeding he took 5 ounces… at another, 1 ounce.
paul will go with us tomorrow morning and get caught up on all that he missed this morning. teri mentioned the G-tube again, pending what the weekend brings.
please continue the prayers…

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