Sorry I am behind on posting but I am happy to say I've been busy with a very active little boy! Eli turned 8 months old a few days ago, yay!!!
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| Rolling around with monkey in his mouth |
I don't honestly have much to update about since things have been going so well (knock on wood). He is non stop movement even though he doesn't crawl yet. He can roll anywhere he wants to get at pretty much. We are working on him sitting up since he should be able to do it already. He loves to eat and wants to drink and taste whatever it is you are eating or drinking. We have yet to find a baby food he doesn't like which doesn't surprise me in the slightest.
I should say we no longer use the feeding pump and tube!!! That is a very big accomplishment for cardiac babies, so hooray!!! The only time we have to use his g-tube is to "vent" him. Like I've said before Eli cannot burp so he gets huge air bubbles in his tummy that cause him discomfort. If he isn't able to pass gas fast enough it just gets worse so we connect the tube and open it to release the air. We wish there were a better solution but currently that's all we have. The doctors said his nissin (stomach surgery that prevents burping and acid reflux) will relax and stretch as he grows so he'll eventually be able to burp or vomit when needed.
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| 8 Months Old! |
Next Thursday we go to see his cardiologist for his monthly checkup. He should be taken off 1 more medicine if all looks good, that would leave him with just his half of a baby aspirin. I'm anxious to see how much he officially weighs since I feel like he is huge now. My mom weighed him last night at got 15.2lbs so we will see how close she was.
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| My first 2 teeth! |
Well Eli is napping so I think I will join him. I will update again after his cardiologist appointment.
