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| 6 Months |
It is impossible to put a price on our children, that much is true. If we could put an amount to them everyone would be astonished at the running total. We are blessed to have insurance and an income and grateful for payment plans with providers. I have accepted that we will never be free of medical debt and even if our checking account isn't full our hearts are! Children are such a blessing, healthy or not. I believe our children are testimonies of God's love and his plan for each of us. He will provide for us and we will never be given more than we can handle. This will all be a distant memory soon and the medical bills will eventually stop coming in!
One less piece of medical equipment to pay for monthly. Josiah has been discharged of his feeding pump. He is taking all feedings through the bottle! His G-tube is still being used after each feeding to "burp" him. Not being able to burp on his own, we have to release the air through his button.
Another huge milestone for Strong Man; his doctor has ordered that we must start him on solids. I was very reluctant to start this process, however, she expressed to me that there is a small window of opportunity in 4-6 months. If we held off on introducing these foods he could develop a feeding aversion. The last thing we need is to further complicate his feeding progress. So, with that being said I am happy to report that Mr. Josiah enjoys his food!
We started him on sweet potatoes. The 3rd attempt was when it "clicked" and now he is doing great!
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| Sport'n his "rocker wear |
His 6 month check up went well. He now weighs 13lbs 1.5oz which puts him in the 1st percentile for weight. For those of you who do not have an understanding of percentile; basically 50th percentile would be "average size". So by weight, 99% of babies Josiah's age are bigger than him. HAHA He is 25.5" long (17th percentile). He has gained 2 lbs and 2 inches in 2 months!
Other than his inability to burp, his only issue is the granulation tissue that keeps developing around his tube. We have to keep getting it cauterized. It is so painful for him and makes him miserable the entire day. There is nothing we can do, outside of what we are doing, to keep this from happening and only time will cure it.
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| I know this kid has made many cry, now it is time for a laugh!! |
He is such a strong little guy and is this family, you have no other choice! I am doing a separate post in reference to his strong sissy's most recent procedure.
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