Has it really been 2 months since I updated?? I am SO sorry. Things have been super busy with the Wood family. Seems like we are always on the go. One of my New Years Resolutions is to make sure I set aside some time to give everyone proper updates on Nathan. I will stay on top of this site more. That being said....where do I begin??
We had a great Thanksgiving. It was so nice to be around family. Family is SO important. I just love them all. I even got to meet my cousins new daughter Natalie. What a cutie she is. (See pictures in second year album) Nathan didn't eat like I thought he would. But then again for the week leading up to Thanksgiving it seemed he decided he didn't want to eat anymore. I couldn't understand why, because he was doing so well. Kevin and I decided Thanksgiving night we would lower his feed from 8 hours to 4 hours and see how that goes. Well it worked. Just like that overnight. He started eating so much more during the day. He likes everything. We were thrilled. We just hoped that GI and Dietary felt the same way when we took him to his appointment December 17th. We didn't consult them first.
December 17th came around, and we headed back downtown to Children's for Nathans appointment. Before heading to GI we stopped to see Andrea from PT. She was so excited to see him, and how well he is doing now. After seeing Andrea, we headed to GI, and awaited Dr. El-baba. First Sarah came in. She is his dietician. We let her know how he was doing and that we lowered his feed to 4 hours, and it has seemed to help so much. I asked her what her thoughts are about stopping his feed at night all together to see how that goes. She said she was okay with that, and we can do it on a trail run for a month and see how it goes. She also switched him from peptamen(since it taste nasty by mouth) to pedisure. That way he can drink it during the day. She also wants us to start him on vitamins. After she was done talking with us, Dr. El-baba came in. He was thrilled to see how well Nathan is doing, and agreed with Sarah's decision to stop his feeds. I asked him if he could give us an idea of when the tube could come out. He said that he has to be tube free for 6 months. Meaning, if we do not use the tube for 6 whole months, the tube can come out. That made me super excited. I told Nathan that his tube could come out June 17th, but he has to eat and gain like a good boy. Fingers crossed our target date will be reached. Since being off the tube feeds, Nathan is an eating MACHINE. He eats ALL day long. He has his 3 meals a day, and a snack in between. He loves everything, and eats anything. We definitely do not have a picky eater.
We had a wonderful Christmas. It was so fun. We celebrated with Kevin's side of the family on Christmas eve. Nathan opened a few things but lost interest quickly. He'd rather raid his grandma's Tupperware cabnet~lol But boy did he eat. Holy cow, I think Nathan ate more than us adults did. He ate from the time we got there, until we had to leave. I just love watching him eat. That means we are 1 step closer to being tube free!!!!! The following morning Nathan woke us up and made a bee line for the tree. Or should I say the presents!!! Santa brought him a lot of stuff, because he was such a good boy this year. Nathan took a nap around noon, and woke up right before my parents came over. After exchanging and opening gifts, we had dinner. Then after dinner, Nathan entertained all of us. He is such a character. The weekend we just stayed home, and played with all the new toys.
My plans now are to pack away all of his baby toys, to make room for his new toys. I got his bedroom done, but I still have the living room, and our master bedroom to go through. Well I think I have finished with all the updates. We hope you all enjoy the rest of your 2009, and hope your 2010 is the best year ever!!!! Love you all!!!
