We are slowly trying new things with him. So far-no luck. He will not take oatmeal, yogurt, a bottle of milk, or a pacifier from us. We did see one of the nannies give him his medicine this afternoon and she basically shoved it down his throat. He was not excited about taking it and I don't blame him by the smell of it, but I am pretty sure I could come up with a way to give it to him that is a bit more gentle. She laid him down (and not very gently either-he smacked his head pretty hard on the playpen floor) and held him down, pried his mouth open and poured the meds down his throat while he choked :( Have you ever tried drinking while you are laying down flat on your back? It's not very pleasant. So, needless to say, we are not sure if he doesn't like to eat because perhaps it is as traumatic as taking his medicine. We have seen them force feed other children several times. Or maybe he will only take food from his nannies because that is what he is used to. Who knows? We are just hoping and praying that when we get him out, he will eat for us.
Tanya came over this afternoon. I made lunch and then we watched Ms. Congeniality. She said that she liked it and asked if we could meet again soon. We are going to meet her on Friday and she is going to teach us how to use public transportation ;) We are going to center city and she is going to show us around and we might do a little bit of shopping.
Quinton wore his Daddy is my hero onesie today. He is so cute in it. I will be sad when he outgrows it and it won't be long. He is transforming before our eyes and growing up way too fast. We love him a little more every day.
This is the baby workout video. I was sure he would get tired of crawling everywhere, but he never did. He kept going and going. We figured we could tire him out and then he would take a nap-not that he needed one (and is actually not supposed to take one) but there is nothing more precious to me than a sleeping baby. Shame on me for trying and it didn't even work. He had too much fun!
Poor little baby :( Carol I am sure you are right about forceful feeding with the babies. I remember reading last summer about a family witnessing a small baby being fed and the poor thing was half choking while the nanny poured the milk in his mouth :(. They said the poor baby could hardly breathe as he tried to choke down his bottle but was obviously starving. I just pray that poor Quinton doesn't give you any trouble with feeding once you have him in your care. Oh and by the way... I love that first picture..... Motherhood looks wonderful on you <3
ReplyDeleteAw, poor thing! Chasing the phone is great exercise for him, and he's so cute while doing it! He's doing the raspberries that our Sarah used to do...sooooo cute!
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Elk Grove, CA