Monday, Oct. 26, 2009

Every weekend it gets harder and harder to leave on Sunday afternoon to make the drive up here, but the good news is we are half-way done. Today we begin week 5 of our 10 week therapy program.

Prior to starting this program, Brennen had a lot of trouble with his bowels being constipated. So the feeding team wanted to address this concern by increasing his fruit intake to 3 oz of fruit per feed. Brennen eats 5 times a day, so that means he was getting 15 oz of fruit per day. That's a whole can!! Well all of that fruit has really cleaned him out, so to speak. He is now on the other end of the poop spectrum. So we are cutting back on the fruit to give his bowels a rest.

The feeding team and nurses are very sensitive to Brennen's needs, which as a parent I really appreciate. They are always tweaking or fine tuning the plan to help fit Brennen's needs. They realize the human component of the therapy. He is not just a little lab rat to them! If Brennen needs to take his nap earlier because he is tired, they accomodate for that; if his dietary needs have changed, they accomodate for that too.

Brennen is napping right now. He seemed tired today. Mondays seem to be a transition day for us. It kind of takes him a day to get back into the routine of things and then by Tuesday, he is usually fine.

I am tired today too.. Today definitely feels like a Monday..I think I will go get myself some caffeine from the cafeteria.

I will post more tomorrow. Have a good day everyone!