July 25, 2008

As many of you know, Tyler is in Occupational Therapy since the little stink won't each much more than peas and carrots (no meats whatsoever). Anyway, the therapist is really trying to get him to take more foods. She has also been trying to get him to drink out of a straw. He has not sucked on anything basically since his palate surgery this past November. She has been using a small cake decorating bottle-like thing and aquarium tubing. The bottle is flexible enough that we have been able to squeeze a little liquid up into the tubing thus helping Tyler suck it into his mouth. He then sucks in and out and in and out (like you would breathe in and out very fast out of your mouth). Finally, he was able to get a little liquid into his mouth and now he does it without the in and out motion. It's not perfect, but it is so much better than not at all. I am so proud of my little man.

Not much going on this weekend for the tornado (although I am sure he find/make excitement). We are going to an Indians game on Saturday night and then to the Brickyard on Sunday.