Sundaes

Sweetness ready for test!

When I was growing up, my older brothers were always the smart ones in the family.  They would get all A's and B's or just all A's (if they wanted to be boring :) ) and I would get A's, B's and almost always, one stinky C.

Friendly's restaurant in Ohio- sundaes, fries, chili hot dogs etc. -would offer kids a special treat when they brought in their good report card.  For the A/B students(my twin brothers)- a presentation of a monstrous Reese's Pieces Sundae- giant scoops of ice cream, topped with hot fudge and caramel, doused by handfuls of Reese's pieces and smothered with whipped cream.  For those with a C (me), presentation of a much smaller traditional sundae- 2 small scoops of vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, a little whipped cream, and a cherry on top.  But I was still excited about my lil treat, and hey, looking back,  it was a lot less calories!

So..... Lucia did not earn herself a Reese's Sundae today at the Swallow Test/Study but she may have just earned herself a cute traditional Beautiful sundae!  She still shows signs of not swallowing properly- it trickled into her lungs and up to her nasal passage BUT they said they have seen a lot worse.  I got the honor- it was so amazing- to feed her strawberry/banana yogurt, a few tiny spoonfuls, and also feed her a bottle for about 15 seconds.  Awww it was nice to feed my baby.  She was so excited too.

But she can't eat if it is going to affect her lungs so we'll take it slow.  Robin, the speech pathologist at RMHC, recommends yogurt one time a day to see how she does and keep her interested in oral eating!!!  There is a lot of radiation with every swallow study so in 3-6 months she'll have another.   Robin is going to talk to Lucia's pulminologist and GI doctor and someone will get back to us on a plan of action.

So, could it have been better? YES.  Could it have been worse?  Absolutely.  So we are just fine.  Good job little Lu.  Any little bit of sweetness, big or small, is a treat! And you could not be sweeter!

Strawberry/Banana Yogurt at Swallow Test!!!! So fun!

The Reese's Pieces Sundae-that is way too much!

A perfect sized sundae for me and Lu