Our little food monster ate 17mL of purée by mouth today! That’s over half an ounce! 

This whole year has been such a test of patience, and while I would love for Jonah to start eating a whole packet of purée right now, we know that slow and steady is the best method. He’s already surprising us with how well he’s doing. Being gtube fed, the risk for developing oral aversions is high so going at Jonah’s pace is essential to ensure he finds joy and pleasure in eating and not the opposite. 

Luckily Jonah’s nurse has been amazing with helping with therapies for Jonah and is helping him continue to eat orally during the day to keep the momentum going. 

Jonah currently sees a feeding therapist once a week and we will continue this schedule until we’re done with the gtube.

We’re praying Jonah only continues to improve and loves eating as much as mom and dad!