Camera Phone Pics

Below are a few camera phone pictures as we haven't been diligent with the good camera the last few days.  Picture quality isn't the greatest but the phone is easy to grab when funny faces occur.

On Wednesday Abigail had her follow-up Swallow Function Test and I snapped a few pictures of her getting ready for it.  The process is fascinating to me so I thought I would share.  They basically take a video xray of Abigail taking her formula with barium added and watch what happens when she swallows.  The goal is to try to find the correct nipple to use on the bottle and the correct consistency of formula.  They can see if she is aspirating or if the formula is going up into her nasal passages.  At the end they show us the video and let us know what works best.  It sounds fairly complicated but it was a good thing we did it because she aspirated a little with a standard nipple.  We will use a slower flowing nipple to feed her because she has more control and coordination with it.  She is still working at taking the bottle and we put the rest through her g-button.

After the Swallow Function Test we made a trip to the Build-a-Bear shop inside Cook's for a souvenir.  Abby was transported in an ambulance after her birth so we got her a stuffed ambulance with sirens.

Some funny faces after eating.

Abby really, really loves being on the changing pad of her play yard.  It is odd, but that is where she smiles, babbles, and kicks the most.  We will have to get some better shots of it but here are a few.

We practice holding her head up a few times a day like this.

That's all for now we hope you have a good weekend.  Thanks for checking in on Abby.