Bye Bye NG Tube

Well, today was the last official day that AVH had his NG tube in. After he weighed in at 18 pounds 9 ounces on friday, the doctor said that he was done! Hooray!!! We waited until AVH pulled it out himself to actually call him done, so he got 2 extra nights of feeding in. Now starts the uphill battle getting him to eat foods with more varied texture. I have been a hermit, but I think I will be even more so now as I try to keep pumping calories in him - it is a very time consuming process.

On another related note, I think I reported previously that he also has a tooth on the bottom right. We waited a long time for that one. The one next to it is due to pop through at any moment. So, like the mom that I am, I keep sticking my fingers in his mouth to see if anything has happened. Up to this point I have found nothing but today I stuck my finger in and got bit by a new tooth. NOT the one I was expecting . . . no, no. A very pointy bicuspid on the top left is what I found! Now, I have truly and literally prayed that my Down Syndrome son would have good teeth - I have to say I am little worried at this point. I think I have read something about DS kids getting their teeth in a random order . . . apparently that is true. Nice.