Supermom

Paxton had an excellent morning. He did not have any gagging episodes to start off his day. This was a record so far.

Susanne and Gigi had a nice breakfast together before Paxton's therapy appointment. Today, they would be working on oral stimulation. He did such a great job at the last visit that Susanne was eager to see how he would handle today's session.

The occupational therapist came prepared to make Paxton work extra hard today. Unfortunately, he was immediately on guard and resistant to even the external palpations of his face. He was swatting both of his arms more aggressively and making sure they knew what he thought about the whole thing. The occupational therapist had to hold one of his hands while Gigi held the other one. This helped Susanne to be able to focus on his head control and introducing the bottle. This system worked out well. Paxton was receptive to the bottle again today. He was still not taking much if anything by mouth, but he was gaining more and more strength everyday. The positive side of it all was that he was at least interested in accepting the bottle in the first place. Hopefully, these small improvements would set a solid foundation for the future and eventually all come together for the little guy.

During the down times, Gigi helped Susanne try to organize the endless amounts of paperwork that she had accumulated since Paxton was born. They made a lot of progress, but they quickly realized it would take a few days to complete this task in its entirety. Susanne was already such an organized person as it was, but the paperwork still managed to get out of hand. The filing system she had already put in place really helped to expedite the ordeal.

Before Susanne knew it, it was time to leave for a walkthrough at their townhome since the tenants were moving out. It was so nice to not have to worry about what to do with Paxton since Gigi was around. Another nice thing was that Scott had called to tell Susanne that he would be driving down to meet her at the townhome to help with the walkthrough. He didn't think it was fair for her to have to take care of Paxton, maintain the house, work at the clinic, AND manage the rental property all by herself.

Luckily, the tenants had taken great care of the property and the walkthrough went smoothly and quickly. This meant that the rest of the night could be spent at home as a family.