SPEECH THERAPY. AM I A FIRM BELIEVER? DON'T KNOW YET. EVERYTIME BEFORE CALEB EATS HE HAS "THERAPY". IT CONSIST OF BRUSHING OF HIS SKIN AND BRUSHING OF HIS MOUTH. THE BRUSHING OF THE SKIN IS SUPPOSE TO SIMULATE AND WAKE UP HIS NERVES. AND THE BRUSHING OF THE MOUTH IS SUPPOSE TO HELP HIM BECOME ADJUSTED TO TEXTURED FOODS. WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS NOW FOR ABOUT 8 WEEKS AND AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE VIDEO, HE STILL HASN'T ADJUSTED TO THE MOUTH BRUSHING.
my nephew spent the night with us last night so he is in the video too
CAN YOU TELL THE FIGHT HE PUTS UP? LOOK AT HOW TIGHT HE CLENCHES HIS MOUTH. THIS IS ONE OF OUR MANY NIGHTLY ROUTINES. WHO COULDN'T LOVE THIS? I DO. WE LOVE BEING HIS PARENTS.
6 comments:
Natalie,
Wow, I'm so sorry Caleb has such a rough time with eating. I'm sure each meal takes quite awhile to finish!! I hope his hand and mosquito bites are healing!! Hang in there.
Traci
Wow -- that is interesting !! What is his condition from -- is it genetic ?? He is surely a TROOPER !!!
So sorry Caleb has to go through this to learn how to eat. Feeding issues are the worst!
Thank heavens he has you to go through all this with! He most certainly would not have gotten this kind of care in GC.
I am so sorroy about the issues but you are right, regardless, I know you both LOVE being his parents. You are both blessed to have each other and I know you will do the best you know how to in helping him along!
Many Hugs...he is such a darling child!
Poor Caleb! I was allergic to mosquito bites AND chicken pox. No fun. I second what someone else-he's so blessed to have you as parents-he wouldn't have gotten this kind of care in Guatemala! And he's still as super cute as ever!!
You know I'm here for you girl.
I did brushing with Chloe when she was little and it really helped her sensory issues.
And, you know, I have my students on strict brushing protocols.
LOVE YOU!!!
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