I just typed a big long post telling you all about our visit to the feeding and swallowing center, and then I lost it. Poop. It all came down to poop. We were very impressed with the center and what we were most pleased with is the fact that they are very focused on Edison's retching episodes and seem determined to fix them and that they're not just something we have to live with. They got a lot of history and based on that history they are thinking that it might be related to his pooping, or lack thereof. When Edison was on breast milk and the predigested formula, he had several poops a day and no problems with retching. Then he was switched to a special preemie formula which is good, it has lots of nutrients that he needs, but it slowed down the poops. And when he does poop it's a big production. He grunts through the whole thing. So they think that pressure might be building up in his stomach which causes pressure upwards, causing him to retch. So we are going to try good ol' Mylanta for a while and see if that helps. That has magnesium in it which should help him poop a little. And they said that when it happens we shouldn't know it (right now I think the neighbors know it). So we'll see how that goes.

In terms of feeding we were slightly disappointed because I think we both had dreams that we would stop by the grocery store on the way home and stock up on baby food. It is going to be a much sloooooower process than that. We will start by taking 5 minutes each day to practice with a spoon. We are to dip it in water and then practice putting it in his mouth while pressing down on his tongue a little. This is to help "shape" his tongue because up to this point he hasn't really used it so it's just a muscle in there, a "blob" that needs to be trained to help him swallow. One baby step at a time. We'll get there. We always do.

As exciting as all of that way it was by no means the highlight of our day. That came after we got home....