We started our day like this. We did OT and PT in our jammies with Carrie, our in home Occupational Therapist. The we raced downtown to our CMH OT appointment. I've been asking for this appointment for a month and finally got it! I want the hospital to evaluate Lydia for tasting and eventually eating orally.
We strapped her in this cool foam chair and got ready to chow down. Connie, the OT at CMH, played with Lydia's cheeks, tongue and lips. The little show off had all the right moves. She then gave Lydia a NUK brush and was rubbing it on her gums. Rock star just grabbed the brush from her and did it herself. No joke!
We decided to try rice cereal for Lydia's first taste. Yum! She did not love it and she did not hate it. She liked it just fine, mushed it around a bit, and swallowed it. Hooray! We have been cleared to do 4-5 tastes of rice cereal once a day for a week. Then, we can move to 4-5 tastes twice a day for about a week. Then it gets really good, we can add a puree!
It was a Riggs Family Slumber Party last night so I sat Lydia on the couch with all the pillows and she seemed to like reaching out and rubbing the pillowcase. Just wait until we start making forts, kid! So. Much. Fun.
Yay!!
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