Friday, November 14, 2008

What is Bloging?

Sheesh.. I don't even remember how to blog...my life has been crazy these past 9 months or so since Briz was born. For those of you that don't know she doesn't eat...little things I always took for granted like.. umm feeding my kid has become a big ordeal in my life. Right now she can't/won't eat enough to gain enough weight so she has a NG tube which goes from her nose down to her stomach. We can put formula down in her belly so she can get calories to grow. She has had it for a month and a half. It has been a blessing and a curse. She has gained some weight, but I am not sure if it is hindering her progress of learning hunger/satiety. So anyways, after a long process of thinking it was silent reflux.. to MRIs and Endoscopies, upper GI scans etc. there is no physical reason she is not eating. (or one that we have figured out) Anyways, so everyone wants to put their two cents in like - oh it must be allergies, or have you tried giving her table food?, or have you let her explore food... to which I used to be more tolerant of but lately I just want to walk away from the person while they are talking. So, there are a lot of things I have to be thankful for. Brenna is a sweet and sensitive soul.. she loves Laney and laughs so much. It is great having two girls. Briz is aroung 16.4 pounds and she is 9 mo. old. last week she didn't gain any weight because she has started to crawl and pull up on stuff and she has been burning more calories. We will try and enroll her in a feeding program in Virginia.. which has a waiting list and ya have to go through a lot to get your insurance to pay for it... but going to a feeding specialist may not be enough- although she has made great progress. I think with time and prayers she'll eventually just get it, but right now it is hard. I feed her every 3 hours (tube her up..use her ng tube) and then 3 times a day we try and eat. She is so hit and miss. I love her to bits!