Today was much better than the past few days have been. We only tube fed the boys one time yesterday in order to really push them and make them feel hungrier today. This morning Heidi brought them a couple of new sippy cups to try. James was able to control the flow easier with his new cup, and that seemed to give him a little more confidence. He drank a couple ounces of chocolate milk this morning and then tried some strawberry milk later on.
Sam also did really well today, he drank a couple ounces which is the most he has taken so far. We got rid of the fruit punch and he was upset at first but got over that quickly. He tried some strawberry milk and he decided he liked that, so that became his new "red juice". I was very impressed with Sam today, he did not throw too many tantrums and when he did, he was able to calm down a lot faster than before.
I am really proud of both of them for trying so hard and for being so good today. Heidi is still confident that they can be done with their feeding tubes, if not by the time she leaves, by the end of this week. Once they are drinking enough to sustain themselves and gain more confidence in their abilities, they should start eating more puréed foods like yogurt and smoothies and then onto solid foods when they are ready.
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