Day 22: Camp Nom Nom

Day 22 of 30

Hot Diggity Dog! We had a lot of fun visitors today. They all had tails, paws, slightly bad breaths, but loads of patience. Therapy dogs came in a large herd with their owners to our playroom. The kids were absolutely delighted/scared witless. Olivia was half scared, half intrigued by so many dogs. She was definitely excited and kept repeating "Wooh Wooh," which is the howl/bark that Cody makes. She went after the tails because Cody, being a boxer, has no tail, so she's unfamiliar with what keeps moving around. She did pet/slap them a few times but was scared and wanted to be held.

Playroom filled with dogs and patients

They also had cupcakes in an ice cream cone during Childlife. Kids were supposed to decorate with frosting and toppings. Guess who had no interest at all? Oh well, it's therapy for mommy! And this time, I got to actually taste what I created and it was not bad at all!

She's eating less and only drinking only ok. She's just not pulling much out of the honey bear bottle. We're thinking of new strategies. I feel like her therapists are always trying to outsmart her. And it's actually kind of hard. She learns so quickly and finds new ways to get out of eating and drinking.

Her weight on Friday showed a huge jump up - almost 21 lbs. Today she lost a little but it's still up, so they are cutting another one of her feeds in the day time. She's down to one feed during the day! I am just amazed at the difference. From 4 loooooong feeds during waking hours to one short half hour during the day. Perhaps I can actually do other things now besides watch her while she feeds. Like take them to the park without worrying about her always throwing up. I guess we do have to spend more time actually feeding her food, but it should be better after we come home (start praying now!).

3/11
Food Log:
Session 1: 47g
Session 2: 61g
Session 3: 60g
Session 4: 33g

Liquids Log:
Session 1: 21g
Session 2: 26g
Session 3: 24g
Session 4: 10g