Goodbye G-button

Things are going really well with Morgan. She continues to do great with her feedings. In fact, she has done so well her doctor decided to remove her g-button on Monday. Only a few hours later, it appeared to be closed already. The only care instructions we have is to sponge bathe her until it is definitely closed. Having her g-button gone is such a big step for us and we are very excited about it.

Also, Nana's math was right on as she weighed in at 9lbs 8oz at her appointment a couple of weeks ago. On Monday when they reweighed her at her 6-month check-up she was already 10 lbs 3 oz. With a steady weight gain and no g-button, the doctor also said to feed her on her cues only and to not worry about keeping track of her intake, another big change for us.

Morgan does continue to cough and show signs of refluxing, despite having the fundo surgery. The doctor prescribed some medicine for it to see if it will make her more comfortable.

Morgan also faired better than I did at not catching Shelly's cold a couple of weeks ago. I think it's a good sign that she was the only one in the house that has managed not to get sick since her arrival.

She also seems to be in a good routine and sleeps 3-4 hours at a time during the night, sometimes closer to six. We've been really pleased with the nanny we hired and owe her thanks for Morgan sleeping so well at night. She is wonderful at interacting and taking care of Morgan during the day and does her best to keep her entertained rather than letting her sleep all day.

In addition to growing in size, it's also obvious that she is making some strides developmentally. She has gotten much more active with her hands. Recently she tends to grab onto your fingers or put her hand on the bottle for the duration of her feeds. We've also seen her grab her pacifier and pull it out of her mouth as well as grab and hold onto small toys. She has also started smiling some in response to us talking to or bouncing her.

ECI (Early Childhood Intervention) came to the house today and assessed her. Her corrected age is two months and one week. She seems to be at about a month to a month and a half on many of the things so they will start to come twice a month to help with her progress and to coach us on things to help her catch up.

Below is a video of her g-button being removed. Fair warning, the video is probably not for everyone so if you are at all squeamish you might not want to watch it. There are also some photos suitable for everyone.






Eat.


Sleep


Play.

(Morgan got to meet her cousin Adison for the first time a few weeks ago. I think they both enjoyed it.)