Eating and Drinking is the job!

Deanna took over for the weekday shift late Sunday afternoon.  Maelee loves her Baba and had a great time playing with him.  Since Sunday night, we are working on her eating and drinking.  She is currently being tube fed.  We are trying to encourage her to eat.  She is being very picky!  She fits right in with our picky family!  Although she did eat a few things today, she is drinking very little.  She needs to eat and drink!  The doctors have recommended that she get a g-tube placed later this week so that we can give her tube feeds at home.  There are pros and cons to this scenario.  We will keep you posted with the final decision soon.

This morning Maelee had her hospital tour.  First, we headed to CT scan.  She was able to sit still without sedation!  Yay!  The CT scans done last week did not include her cervical spine (neck), so that was done to have a complete set from brain to tail bone.  Later, we went down to ultrasound.  Maelee has a large fatty cyst on her back.  No one has ever been concerned about it.  It was imaged today to confirm there are no worries.

Maelee was successful in having several bowel movements this afternoon.  Praise!  Prayerfully, the current bowel regimen will be successful at home to avoid constipation.  

Thank you for your continued prayers!  We appreciate everyone that is pitching in with childcare and meals.  We are blessed!

Working on self-feeding

Play-doh is fun!