Since Jaren has troubles eating certain textures and hardly eats a thing, we finally made the decision to see a specialist for his problems. We wanted to make sure that there was nothing wrong with his esophagus.
Jaren sitting in this little chair in order to get some X-rays.
Ed and Jaren waiting for the Pediatric Swallow.
The nurse blew bubbles to pass the time while we waited.
Jaren trying to blow some bubbles. He loved it!
This is the seat they put Jaren in for the Pediatric Swallow. He didn't like it at first, but when he saw his x-ray on screen he was enthralled and stopped crying. They mixed together some various foods with different textures to see how well he could swallow them. They couldn't believe how well he did, especially since he couldn't have anything to eat for a long time.
Here's the monitor that I watched from behind a wall. It was sooooooo weird seeing him actually chew and swallow things and how it traveled down to his stomach!
Here's a tiny video of what I saw. I was taping it and then I thought...
"I wonder if I could get in trouble for videotaping this..." so I stopped.
This is what Jaren saw on a screen in the room he was in as well. It was wild to see!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - UIHC - Children's Hospital - Center for Disabilities and Development - Food Study
Today we met with a Behavioral Psychologist and Speech Pathologist to see what we could find out about Jaren and his eating. We brought food he eats and food we'd like him to eat. We fed him while they watched in another room on a monitor. They told us it was most likely behavioral and to start swiping the food against Jaren's lips to make him at least taste the food. Ed doesn't buy it. I'm at a loss for what to do...
In the waiting room there was a child sized sectional sofa that was soooo cute. Jaren had to take a break and try it out!
After his tests, it was lunch time, so we ventured to Los Portales, a mexican restaurant in Iowa City and man was it delicious!!! We'll have to hit it again sometime when we are down there! I love this picture! Jaren is my crazy monkey!
Instead of stuffing the napkin into his shirt, he just holds it under his chin! What a funny boy!
Instead of stuffing the napkin into his shirt, he just holds it under his chin! What a funny boy!
1 comment:
I love Eds hat. That is hilarious. Second that is strange to watch that video.. cool but strange.
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