Bad Day, GREAT Night!!

Tonight Josh and I had to attend a CPR class that is required before Kade is able to leave the NICU.  Not a bad thing for sure! Prior to going, we went to visit Kade. His nurse, Mark, asked me if I wanted to feed him and I really didn't since the experience was so bad this morning, but I know I need the practice so I did.  Mark said we would take a different approach than OT did this morning. He said they are a little to conservative for Kade and his movement.  Considering he has Downs and is supposed to have low muscle tone, he is very strong and it makes it very hard to feed him. In order to feed him, you have to physically hold his jaw from opening too wide so he can eat and it is really hard!

Anyways, Mark showed me "his" idea of how we should feed him and believe it or not, HE ATE THE WHOLE BOTTLE AND I FED IT TO HIM!!!!! I was soooooooooooo excited. I refused to quit until he finished because I knew he could do it and he was trying to give up when he had 5cc left and I refused! haa! He always wants to go to sleep on that last little bit.

So we had a great visit with him tonight, and after the CPR class we went back and he was so alert and smiling. We talked to him and visited for a while and then I rocked him until he was sound asleep and put him in his bed for the night. 

I can now rest easy knowing he is progressing and I was able to do something for him that he needed!