Today Keelie and I went to physical therapy and swallow therapy. Josh took Cayden and Ryland to the grocery store. She had a clingy session in physical therapy. She wanted me close. It took her a little while to warm up. She is still not able to jump but she is trying. And I believe in her mind that she thinks she is jumping. We then went to swallow therapy next. The therapist was pleased with some of the progress she had made. She had a couple of incidences this past week. One in particular that she did well with was mashed potatoes. Josh and I both just knew she was going to throw up but she just gagged a few times and worked through it. That is progress. She would normally pocket it and not eat any more. Pocketing is when she puts a food in her mouth she doesn't recognize or like and she puts it in her cheeks. She can't spit due to weakness in her mouth so Josh or I end up finger sweeping her mouth. The therapist wants me to keep a journal of her diet for one week. She wants us to try one new item and maybe try some pediasure. Keelie eats like a bird so she really needs something extra. We are going to try ravioli this week. She wants that to be our new food to try. We shall see how that goes. I bet she doesn't eat it.
We met Josh and the other children at home. We ate pizza for lunch and put them down for a nap. We had a pretty good rest of the day.
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