Have I shared that I've been making the Triplets' baby food? Well, I have been! Meme & Papa bought me a food processor for Christmas and I've put it to great use. So far, I've made kiwi, sweet potatoes, carrots, bananas, and boiled chicken. Now don't get too crazy thinking I don't buy baby food because I do but I'm trying to cut back on that for a couple reasons: 1 we go through so much! Gracie and Madi eat 3 containers 3X per day and once Brody starts eating food consistently he will be there too. 2 have you ever looked at baby food? If not, the next time your at the store just stroll down that isle and pick one up... I dare you!!! The meats smell like dog food, yuck! 3 I would like them to eat fresh foods as much as possible. I'm on a mission to have my kids eat healthy and as sugar free and processed as possible. That being said, Ricky and I will need to do that too before the kiddos call us out on it :) Now the main reason I'm still buying baby food is because the girls are so crazy about texture. Gracie is the worse about it but Madi has a little struggle too. Anything that is not extremely smooth makes them gag (they are so dramatic) so I dip my baby food then dip the Gerber baby food until I've tricked them into eating just my food :) sneaky momma!!
Tomorrow our Dream Team is back out. Usually they only come out on Monday and Wednesday but we are making up Monday's appointment we had to cancel. I'm excited to visit with our Speech Therapist regarding Brody. He had a very bad episode Tuesday while eating and I thought he might die on me. He threw up ALL of the food he had ate but he can't swallow all of his saliva so he couldn't clear his airways with the food and saliva. I grabbed him out of his high chair and put him on the floor, rolled him on his side and pat his back but he still was not catching his breath, meanwhile, he is flapping his arms and legs like he was drowning. Finally after what seemed like forever he cried. I knew then he could breath but it took him a few minutes to recover. I was a wreck after. I couldn't stop shaking. That kind of stuff scares me to death! So, we need to come up with a plan of action that will work for me and Brody everyday even when Speech is not here. That is what is so sad with Brody because he is hungry but he will either stop eating and start crying, won't eat at all, or make himself throw up. All of the above is why he is not gaining weight. I've got major pressure. Pressure to make sure he is safe and pressure to make sure he is gaining weight.
Wish us luck! This will get better I'm sure of it but I wish it would be better now. Oh and the reason he can't swallow his spit like he should and keep his mouth closed is because all of his facial muscles and muscles in his mouth are extremely weak from being on the ventilator for so long.
Krista
