Well it turns out I was wrong. As you read in my last post, after the SimplyThick issues we had to go to putting cereal in Kiersyn's bottles and I thought we had it worked out. Well, Kiersyn continued to react terribly to the cereal. She was downright screaming after every bottle/all day, angry and clawing at anything nearby. I don't know if she has a sensitivity to the cereal too or she is just not ready for anything resembling solids (very possible since her entire digestive system seems to be a little behind). Of course, that means we've had to go to putting NOTHING in her bottles. With her "uncoordinated" swallowing, it's proving to be a difficult adjustment. She has quickly learned how to pull the bottle out of her mouth to swallow when she realizes she has too much formula pooling in her throat - I'm hoping it's a sign she is slowly but surely learning the "right" way to swallow. It's very difficult trying to get her back to a new normal in the midst of VBS... tomorrow is her surgery consultation and Danley leaves for camp in Oklahoma on Sunday. This past week I've been close to losing my mind with feeling like we are back at square one with Kiersyn. She had been doing so well and getting better everyday and then suddenly she has been screaming and crying all the time again. I've been at my wit's end and feeling beyond frustrated doing it by myself with Danley so busy with VBS. Thankfully I've been incredibly blessed b

y my parents who came by and mowed the yard, cleaned the house, bought groceries, folded the laundry and even ironed. I'd probably have gone crazy by now if it weren't for them. In light of the past few weeks' depressing/boring updates I thought I'd try




to balance

it out with some pictures. Enjoy.
(Left)Trying to watch TV .
Daddy-Daughter time
(Right).
Napping in Daddy's office.
Napping outside in the swing with mommy.
Reading my favorite book:
Silly Turtle
I recently found my feet. I love them.
Kiersyn weighs 16 lbs now! 94th percentile. Length is undetermined - GI said 23.5 inches (25th percentile), Pediatrician said 25.5 inches (80th percentile). I guess one of the nurses missed the "how to measure" portion of nursing school/3rd Grade...
Check back this weekend for an update following Kiersyn's surgery consultation.
Those are some cute feet your daughter has! :)
ReplyDeleteI will def be praying for Kiersyn and her consultation tomorrow!! Please text me and let me know how it goes. Xoxo
Krista, sweet Krista. You can not do this on your own. God put you near your parents. Now you know why. Don't even TRY to do this alone. I know Danley is busy, especially this summer. Ask for help and receive it gratefully. No one said you have to do it alone to prove you're a great mom. You ARE a great mom, AND it takes help to do that. So glad you are near your parents. Lots of love!
ReplyDeleteCarol