Munchkin had a big weekend, full of wonderful milestones! As you may or may not know, Miss Munchkin has a condition called tuberous sclerosis (TSC) and as a result suffers from Infantile Spasms which have hammered her ability to develop. We work with a physical therapist twice a week (gross motor skills) and an occupational therapist twice a week (fine motor skills and eating things other than Mommy’s milk). It’s been a busy 7-8 months with all of these sessions, but it’s been paying off. She is still not crawling, but she is working on it and is much more “with it” than she was before she started.
Anyway, since I am expecting a new little one, my milk supply has really taken a hit and Munchkin was NOT happy with the situation. It’s been a tough few months as we’ve pushed eating solids and drinking out of a cup, but we’ve made it. We’ve seen some improvement, but this weekend we hit the payload!
Munchkin let Daddy feed her!
We had a rough night on Friday night (can you say cutting one year old molars?!) so on Saturday morning, Hubby said to get dressed ’cause we were going out. We had breakfast at Mimi’s Cafe and then went over to the mall (but it was too hot to stay) and then we went to get my nails done. Munchkin was finishing up her nap when it was time for my appointment to done, so I told Dan to buy a muffin at Starbucks when he got his coffee and feed some to Chompers to hold her over. It went really well!
When we got home, Munchkin and I both went to take a nap. She woke up first so Daddy fed her some bagel which she thoroughly enjoyed.
I think Daddy and Munchkin were very proud of themselves for accomplishing this feat! I loved that I was able to get away for a bit and relax and not have to deal with a screaming (hungry) child when I came back!
Munchkin has her first “real meal” in a resturant
On Sunday morning, we went to have breakfast at this cute little place near church. I love getting their gyro breakfast (eggs, gyro, potatoes and sourdough toast) especially when I’m pregnant. Munchkin woke up when we go there and so I shared mine with her. She kept eating and eating and eating and then she drank some water. I was sooooo proud of her! We have avoided feeding her “in public” because it used to be such a drama and most people wouldn’t understand why she was crying while we were feeding her. Not this time! She sat quietly and enjoyed her food and played with my napkin. It was wonderful!
Mommy finds a new way to keep Munchkin quiet during evening church
Nap time is during morning church so I usually talk her into sleeping most of the service. The evening is a bit more challenging so last night I decided to try feeding her her supper during the sermon. (We sit in the cry room ’cause she talks too much.) It worked! Not only could she not talk with her mouth full (allowing me to hear the sermon) but she also was fed when we got home so she could go straight to bed! It was great! Hopefully it works again next week.
Ahhh… the sweet taste of victory. (No pun intended.)
3 Responses to “Munchkin’s Big Weekend”
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July 22nd, 2008 at 9:48 am
Victory! YAY munchkin!!!!!! Great job girl!
July 22nd, 2008 at 7:04 pm
This is terrific news! Happy dance for all of you!
July 27th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Yahoo! So proud of the princess!
Sorry I’ve not been in touch for the past few weeks. It’s been a little crazy, but I hope that I will be able to call ya this week. Much love, A