Well done, LJ! We are still figuring out our feeding team's plan of action, but one professional that has been a constant support to us has been our OT, Jeni. She has been working with us on oral desensitization since the day she came to us last March 2010 through Early Intervention. She has been a godsend to us and is the one responsible for putting us in touch with the mommy I referred to in a previous post, Jenny. She is the one who has kept on at it even when we've been so discouraged in months past. She is like the mother bird, feeding me worms, pushing the feeding therapy and in the initial months when LJ came home from the NICU, helping to devise a sleep plan that might help on so many other fronts to calm down LJ's nervous system. And today, she and LJ connected on higher levels yet again. It was huge...LJ was bringing the cup to his mouth....he wanted to feed himself the pretend food. And afterward, he even wanted to pretend to take a nap- with a kitchen towel as his lovie. Lots of pretend play goin on around here. We are on the right road!
Loving all this play -- LJ looks like he is really in the flow!! Go team!! Hugs and prayers from Seattle xoxo
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