Keeping the Meds Down!

Cael took all 8 of his morning meds and his 2 inhalers without throwing up at all! Yesterday was pretty good, too. He did throw up a couple times, but it has definitely decreased. Add to that the fact that he is eating a little bit again, and it all adds up to a really good weekend!

We are getting things figured out, for sure. We have learned to give the anti-nausea medicine about an hour before the rest, and that will help to keep him from throwing up. We spread the meds out to be about 15-20 minutes between them to make sure we only have to ever redose 1 medicine. We only give him 1 ounce of formula at a time to keep his tummy calm, but we offer it to him several times a day. We will work back up eventually to what he was at before.

Cael does NOT like the Christmas tree! I helped Pam (Adam's aunt) put up the tree on Friday, and whenever Cael gets close to it, he pulls back and turns his head away. He likes to look at it, but does NOT want to be close to it at all. There are a few ornaments that he really likes, like Mr. Potato Head, but he won't even touch it while it is on the tree.

It is so nice to be here at Adam's family's house. I really like having people around that aren't hospital related. I love sitting at table and eating together with Cael in his high chair. We haven't done that in ages! I even cooked dinner for everyone on Friday. I don't usually cook, even when we were home, but it was nice to be able to cook something. We were eating out ALL the time in the hospital. Cael does so well sitting with us while we eat. He just watches everyone and plays with his toys.

We have also been working on his strength and development. For the first time ever, I put him down, and he immediately was on all fours. He even started rocking forward and backward! He doesn't stay that way long, but he is doing it more than ever before.

I feel like we are finally able to relax a little bit now. We are getting into our groove and we have a home away from home for now. The holidays are coming up, and I can't wait to make cookies! The Christmas tree is up, I've been listening to Christmas music, and drinking hot chocolate. I wasn't really feeling the holidays while we were in the hospital, but now I am warming up to them. At least we will be with family this year!