Getting Adjusted

Hi everybody,

It's been a crazy week and a half! Thankfully, Kelly's mom and dad and grandma were here to help so that Kelly could recover from her C Section. At first we didn't think Abby really cared much about Eddie. Then she noticed how much attention Eddie was getting from momma and things changed. All of a sudden Abby would start whinning as if to say "Hey! I'm over here!" Every parent of two or more kids can attest to this I am sure. What's funny is that Abby never breast fed but since she sees Eddie on momma's chest so often, she will often spit out her binki and put her head in momma's chest! She will also reach towards Eddies mouth to take his binki because she thinks it her binki. It is all pretty fun to watch.

Abby is getting very close to crawling these days! It's fun to watch her with her new sense of confidence. In fact she has more confidence than skill. She'll reach forward for something and topple over on her left side. Her left arm is still pretty stiff and her brain doesn't tell it quickly enough to extend it out to break her fall. If she falls to her right, she's good. Her arm goes out immediately. But her left is another story. That's okay though because it is getting better.

She hasn't been doing so hot on eating though. Well, let me take that back. Her QUALITY of eating, ie her ability to chew and control the little bits of food we give her is going great. It's her QUANTITY that stinks. She just doesn't eat very much at all. As you know we use the G Tube to supplement what she doesn't take, but for some reason if we give her too much too fast through her G Tube, she throws up. Here's the catch though, the rate and speed that are feeding her through her G Tube is very small. She shouldn't be throwing up because of it. So this is the topic for the week. Why doesn't Abby want to eat very much on her own, and why does she throw up after only a small dose of milk through her G Tube?

We love you all and thank you very much for sharing Abby's stories with others and checking in. I'm not sure if I mentioned this yet, but when everything happened with Abby and she was diagnosed with Hydrocephalus, potential Cerebral Palsy, and poor social and physical skills because of her brain bleeds, the first thing I did was google those key words. I stumbled across some blog sites of other children and their stories of hope and love and it often times those stories really helped. It is my hope that others in my shoes with a little one like Abby will find this site and know that stats, odds, and whatever mean jack.

Anyway, sorry for the tangent. Enjoy the pics below!