This week we went on probably our last hike of the season as the weather out here in Phoenix is getting hotter and hotter! I love summer and I love the heat, but I will miss being able to get outside and hike and run. I think I still have a few more weeks of running before I have to turn to the treadmill until fall. Owen stayed awake the whole way up to the top of North Mountain just enjoying the view so we got him out at the top to take a few pictures! We saw a little squirrel family it was so cute.
On Saturday afternoon we packed up and headed to our friends The Gage's in north Scottsdale for our first outing with other children. They have three girls, the oldest is four and a half, and the youngest is 7 months (born 6 days before Owen) I think Owen liked seeing all of the young faces and the girls just loved him. My favorite parts (besides getting to see and visit with Ang) was when the older girls wanted to help me wake Owen from his nap. . . . I think he was a little overwhelmed:-), and then Owen and Ava sitting for pictures (see below). RSV season is over and we are looking forward to some travel and visits with all our friends and family soon.
Last week when we saw our feeding specialist, she suggested that Owen is becoming very overwhelmed during his feeding and that may be what is leading to all of the frantic disorganization and inability to feet more than a couple of ounces at a time. I do think that the zantac has helped, but I think the memory of the acid could also be a cause of his trouble . . . as if he is still expecting to be in pain. . . . so now we are swaddling him EXTRA tight and feeding him in a dark room as a form of sensory deprivation so that he doesn't have to focus on anything but eating. I think that this has made a great difference as he is more consistently eating closer to 5 or even 6 ounces at each meal and sometimes he stays very calm throughout the whole feed. However regardless of his troubles getting the food in, he continues to thrive, I took him to the doctor to be sure and he is now almost 15 pounds and still gaining at a rate of 1 ounce per day! So the goal for right now is to get him consistently eating closer to a "full feeding" so that he can eat less times per day and to keep each experience a positive one so that soon we can advance onto some solid foods.
Yes, I think the HEAT is almost upon us!? We got in our pool for the 1st time this weekend, & the water was ready!
ReplyDeleteOwen is tooo cute & love his serious expressions, like he's deep in thought. : )
Meant to tell you, thank YOU for the info. on the wrap & I'm still thinking about it (just not sure how much use I would get, being at work & all)- but I may end up buying one just in case.