Quality time with Daddy

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Daddy had to go back to work shortly after I got discharged from the hospital but he always spends as much time as possible with me when he’s home. 

Video hangout with Mommy while she’s pumping in the other room
Discussing with daddy the plan for the day 
Hanging out while daddy sets up the new adjustable height office desk at home
Weeeeeee …eeeee…eee
Trying to escape from sleeping 
Someone save me from sleeping. Must. Stay. Awake. 
Fail. Daddy is too comfy of a cushion. 
Where did my fluffy cushion go?!?
Picnic upstairs in the family room so I can be part of every meal with Mommy and Daddy 
Now I know where I get my gigantic head from

More food tastings 🍽

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Today we had a follow up appointment at CHLA with Gastroenterology and a Dysphagia and Swallowing Therapy session. We learned different mouth muscle stretches, inside and outside the mouth, and different ways to get me interested in food such as playing with it. 

Fun fact: did you know that more than 30 nerves and muscles work together to receive food into the mouth, prepare it, and move it from the mouth to the stomach? Eating and swallowing seem like easy actions human beings do naturally but it’s a challenge for me since I haven’t had much practice intaking food by mouth coupled with the fact that being a preemie may have resulted in these muscles not fully developing. 

🍍time
And now time to crush food in my hands 
Post-raspberry tasting face 
Playing with crunchy texture of saltine wrapper
Graham cracker leftover from the s’mores!
I can feed myself, thank you very much 
This is some cray cray slimey oiley texture (asparagus)
The final mess
😴😪💤