Day #31....Saying Daddy (Dad-dy)

Driving back to the clinic didn't seem as difficult today. Mondays are much more emotional then most other days. Reese has moved back to working with a dry spoon and water. I have finally accepted that we probably will not hit our goal for feeding for a while. We will continue to work at it each day until she learns it! Keeping her opening and closing without being fearful or crying is more important then trying to rush something that cannot be rushed. We'll get there someday! I pray often to give us strength and patience with our daughter. We are a good team and will do this together!
Today started the count down until we move back home on Friday. Although feeding still has not happened for Reese, we are happy with her progress in other areas such as her physical mobility. Reese has low tone and it is hard for her to do things such as rolling, sitting, crawling & walking. She can roll, sit, start to move into a crawling position and stand for a few minutes. These are BIG steps for Reese. Our little girl makes us proud everyday. I have been working with her for a short while teaching her to say daddy. She now says it! To hear her say it over and over is too cute. She likes to hear herself say it:)I wonder who she will sound like Nicholas or Mason??? If you have heard our boys talk, they sound nothing alike!

Day #30....Saying Good Bye To A Good Friend

Friday was no different with feeding. I felt by this point food needed to be incorporated back into Reese's feeding sessions. Although I did get what I wanted with the food. Reese continued to refuse the food by not closing her mouth. She did not close her mouth at all, not even one bite! I felt desperate at this point and thought how could it hurt. Well, the truth was how good would it be if my daughter cried at every meal. This is basically what had happened.
Before Reese's day ended, we had to say good bye to a good friend we met over the course of the last 4 weeks at the clinic. Reese and I were fortunate to have met Melissa and daughter Rachel. We had spent allot of time together over the past few weeks. It is a small world when you leave home to go to a feeding clinic(which most people never have to do in their life) and meet a person who has a mutual friend/cousin that you know. We will surely miss both of you! We wish you much success in feeding and keep believing in yourself! You can do it Rachel!!!!
We left the clinic and headed home for the weekend. It was a long car ride home (3 hours) but I have to say Reese handled it well. She is a really good passenger!!

Here is Reese with her friend Rachel.....